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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3595668, member: 84744&quot;]Touché!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Can I send you pics of my favourite coins for your book? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a fun game to play.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t actually say which one I would prefer for my own collection.&nbsp; After all that, and throwing money to the wind, I would actually pick the OP coin and [USER=99239]@Suarez[/USER]&#039;s favourite. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That&#039;s because I&#039;m fundamentally a portrait guy (I suspect Rasiel is too) and I love the style and preservation of that portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug&#039;s favourite would be a close second (2009 CNG 135 USD), again because of the portrait style.&nbsp; I also like the 58 USD Cayón, the 90 USD CNG (nice toning! decent portrait style, pity about the legend), and the 104 USD Naumann (better portrait style than the previous two, pity about the reverse surfaces and o/c).</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: I forgot about [USER=88829]@lrbguy[/USER]&#039;s OP denarius!&nbsp; For portrait style it&#039;s up there with the other two standouts for me.&nbsp; Obviously it falls down on grade/strike a bit though.&nbsp; Still, it would be in my top group.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll notice that the 135 USD 2010 CNG that I said was &quot;clearly better than the OP&quot; is not on my list. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That&#039;s because I was trying to be objective, and I do regard the obverse style as being visually arresting &amp; interesting, if not to my taste.&nbsp; Reverse style is good.&nbsp; Plus the grade, centring, legends, surfaces and esp. the detail are excellent.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of which makes me think that [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] got pretty much the right answer back on p. 1.&nbsp; I also think the broad agreement on style in this thread is interesting.&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s a more objective matter than I thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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