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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3321608, member: 19463&quot;]I agree with all of these but hasten to point out that price is not what I consider to be a god reflection of the value of a coin.&nbsp; It tells us how many people with money to spend want to spend it on that coin.&nbsp; Since those with money outnumber those who understand style, condition drives price.&nbsp; There is a matter of style that can not be defined by &#039;fine&#039; and &#039;poor&#039;.&nbsp; Specialists often care for a style that may be less than &#039;fine&#039; over a better one because it tells something about the coin (e.g. the mint that struck it).&nbsp; Below are two coins that seem similar but one is rare because it&#039;s style assigns it to the mint at Alexandria while the other is common and from the Rome mint.&nbsp;&nbsp; Condition would keep either from selling to people who require perfect coins and neither is what one might call fine style.&nbsp; Specialists would see the coins as different in a significant way.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880513[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]880511[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now a test:</p><p>Which of the above two coins more closely matches the style of the coin below?&nbsp; Do not consider legends or condition.... just style. Is one better...finer... or just different?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880514[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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