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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5318099, member: 80952"][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] - I admire your work, experience and the large quantity (and quality) of info you provided for the collectors, not only beginners. In more than 1 occasion, when searching for info I found your articles, even earlier today </p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" rel="nofollow">www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html</a></p><p>An area I am interested and I want to learn more abouut.</p><p><br /></p><p>"I fear you will not enjoy the hobby until you accept the fact that subtle differences are the best part. It is rare to find two ancient coins exactly alike in every possible way. Even those struck from the same dies will differ in ways you will learn to recognize."</p><p><br /></p><p>You might think that I don't respect a 4th century coin (or a coin that's not among my favorites) but this is not true.</p><p>I don't see why you're under the impression I don't appreciate coins. </p><p>In fact what I like the most about collecting ancient coins is studying their history and attributing them (I have been a modern coins collector for 7-8 years, but I have been collecting them as a hobby since I was 5-6)</p><p><br /></p><p>I always try to attribute them myself, unless I get stuck, but before that I make efforts to identify/attribute correctly. </p><p>I found an auction hose that I like (good communication, fast shipping) and one of the things I like about them, even if it sounds funny, is that they don't fully attribute the coins they sell. Usually they just say "Marcus Aurelius denarius" - but from what I saw they are rarely wrong and searching for the correct attribution just adds to the pleasure of the hobby. </p><p><br /></p><p>Even if I am quite a busy person (not by choice) I spend almost all my free time studying/reading about ancient coins. This activity is time consuming but I love it. I enjoy this hobby more than I enjoyed anything in my life, but this doesn't mean I don't have preferences. I simply like 4th century less than 1st and 2nd, for example. I am well aware about the differences, this is why I like to study the coins from a scientific/academic perspective.</p><p>I simply prefer buying a coin from an emperor not in my album or a denomination I don't have rather than 2 different mintmarks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5318099, member: 80952"][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] - I admire your work, experience and the large quantity (and quality) of info you provided for the collectors, not only beginners. In more than 1 occasion, when searching for info I found your articles, even earlier today [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html']www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html[/URL] An area I am interested and I want to learn more abouut. "I fear you will not enjoy the hobby until you accept the fact that subtle differences are the best part. It is rare to find two ancient coins exactly alike in every possible way. Even those struck from the same dies will differ in ways you will learn to recognize." You might think that I don't respect a 4th century coin (or a coin that's not among my favorites) but this is not true. I don't see why you're under the impression I don't appreciate coins. In fact what I like the most about collecting ancient coins is studying their history and attributing them (I have been a modern coins collector for 7-8 years, but I have been collecting them as a hobby since I was 5-6) I always try to attribute them myself, unless I get stuck, but before that I make efforts to identify/attribute correctly. I found an auction hose that I like (good communication, fast shipping) and one of the things I like about them, even if it sounds funny, is that they don't fully attribute the coins they sell. Usually they just say "Marcus Aurelius denarius" - but from what I saw they are rarely wrong and searching for the correct attribution just adds to the pleasure of the hobby. Even if I am quite a busy person (not by choice) I spend almost all my free time studying/reading about ancient coins. This activity is time consuming but I love it. I enjoy this hobby more than I enjoyed anything in my life, but this doesn't mean I don't have preferences. I simply like 4th century less than 1st and 2nd, for example. I am well aware about the differences, this is why I like to study the coins from a scientific/academic perspective. I simply prefer buying a coin from an emperor not in my album or a denomination I don't have rather than 2 different mintmarks.[/QUOTE]
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