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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2507729, member: 19463&quot;]I have always been amazed at the demand patterns for Republican coins.&nbsp; Even here on CT, we regularly see posts of denarii very much based on the coin being high grade or even &#039;best known&#039;.&nbsp; Denarii are widely varied with wonderfully historic designs but we see relatively few people proud of their extreme rarity unless it is also attractive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Republican AE is the opposite.&nbsp; The vast majority have a somewhat boring prow reverse and rarities are distinguished by things like a couple letters or (eg crescent shape) minor device.&nbsp; People are thrilled to show an as with one face missing or a minor type that is 90% worn off as long as it is a &#039;good one&#039;.&nbsp; We rarely see people posting uncirculated commons (may not exist???) but even coins well struck with good surfaces are the exception rather than the rule.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My daughter is a school teacher.&nbsp; Her licence from the state allows her to teach kindergarten through eighth grade.&nbsp; I have known many teachers and truly believe the persons fully comfortable teaching both ends of that range are extremely scarce if they exist.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see Republican collectors in a similar manner.&nbsp; The personality/skill set need to collect both AR and AE are as unusual to be combined in one person as is the teacher really good with teens and toddlers.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a few RR bronzes but have absolutely no interest in gathering a set of rarities in the grade we usually see offered.&nbsp; Similarly, I am not willing to chase silvers in EF+ when I already have one in VF.&nbsp; As a Republican collector, I am no good on either end.&nbsp; We have a few people here on CT reasonably skilled where I am not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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