Gold dollar conversations usually involve pitch forks and angry riots here on SRP but to answer the OP's question IMO the 208 is the best out of the Gold Dollar series... I currently have 15 of them that I bought for dirt cheap. I attribute my honing abilities to GD now I hope to get the ability to regrind custom gold dollars, shoulder less, barbers notch what have u and make custom scales. In hopes that it will give me the foundation to start grinding out some 01 steel and making a custom razors. Once all said and done I hope to have the 3 year plan to start foraging my own blades... And the gold dollar I'm planning on starting it all with is the 208