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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2843344, member: 19463"]I have no qualms about doing that. I do not believe in buying coins <i>because</i> they are poor but I do believe in overlooking condition issues when a coin has positive factors that outweigh the problems. I have no use for buying coins just because they are mint state but will accept one that is horrid until I can do better, at least. Often, by that time, I realize that no one will want the thing so I end up keeping it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Alexandria tet of Volusian had a fight with bronze disease and BD won. It was $10 but still my best/only of his coins from Alexandria. On the good side, there is a nice portrait and clear name. The reverse has a clear date (year 3 but all known Volusian coins of Alexandria are year 3). Emmett 3686 says it is R5. I do not know if it is the one he saw or not. There is an outside chance this is 'best known'??? Otherwise, yuck! If this does turn out to be the best known, does that mean I can't be in the club? I have others. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]673254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2843344, member: 19463"]I have no qualms about doing that. I do not believe in buying coins [I]because[/I] they are poor but I do believe in overlooking condition issues when a coin has positive factors that outweigh the problems. I have no use for buying coins just because they are mint state but will accept one that is horrid until I can do better, at least. Often, by that time, I realize that no one will want the thing so I end up keeping it. This Alexandria tet of Volusian had a fight with bronze disease and BD won. It was $10 but still my best/only of his coins from Alexandria. On the good side, there is a nice portrait and clear name. The reverse has a clear date (year 3 but all known Volusian coins of Alexandria are year 3). Emmett 3686 says it is R5. I do not know if it is the one he saw or not. There is an outside chance this is 'best known'??? Otherwise, yuck! If this does turn out to be the best known, does that mean I can't be in the club? I have others. [ATTACH=full]673254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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