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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 969276, member: 26302&quot;]5 Questions:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1) Do you actively collect coins and/or currency?</p><p>Yes, Coins</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2) What is your favorite coin design and why?</p><p>Many, Constantine &quot;Hand of God&quot;, Ostrogothic &quot;Roma Invictus&quot;, any Carthaginian, most Celtic</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3) What is your favorite money-related reference material?</p><p>Also many, DOC, BMC, Grierson &quot;Byzantine Coins&quot;, etc etc. Favorite fun book is Robinson&#039;s &quot;Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4) Do you buy with expectations of realizing a profit on your collection?</p><p>I try to buy at good prices for the item, but I buy for my own self education, not to resell. My wife will get all of the profits. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>5) What is the best advice that you can give to a new collector? </p><p>God gave you 2 ears and one mouth for a reason. Listen to advanced collectors, take their advice to heart. Believe it or not they were once beginners too, and truly wish to help you. Also, money spent on good books is never a waste, and usually a better investment in many ways than the coins they cover.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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