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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4125364, member: 19463"]There is no reason for this to discourage a new collector or even a collector of many years. With ancients there should be no expectation to have them all. There are a million different ancients. Even the big museums lack some. I hate to see beginners advised to pick a specialty right at the beginning. If, after a while, the beginner discovers a deep interest in some single type coin, period, ruler, city, or any specialty defined in any way it is fine to follow that interest. The problem comes when folks are pushed to select a specialty without knowing what they are doing or what they might be missing. I do know one collector who specializes in coins of Marcus Aurelius but he does not have them all. It is fine to understand the minor differences that led to different catalog numbers but don't think that you must have every coin of Marcus and son and never look at anything else. There is a freedom from such pressures of set completion or any particular form of collection because it is impossible to have them all. Many people decide they want one coin of each ruler, one coin from each city, one coin showing each deity, animal, place, denomination and many other collection parameters. You will have time to let the interest find you without being too quick to make a commitment. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have over 500 coins of Septimius Severus but he is not my only specialty and I know that I will never even see, let alone own his every coin. Decide what appeals to you and do it your way. Don't be discouraged by the choices; enjoy them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4125364, member: 19463"]There is no reason for this to discourage a new collector or even a collector of many years. With ancients there should be no expectation to have them all. There are a million different ancients. Even the big museums lack some. I hate to see beginners advised to pick a specialty right at the beginning. If, after a while, the beginner discovers a deep interest in some single type coin, period, ruler, city, or any specialty defined in any way it is fine to follow that interest. The problem comes when folks are pushed to select a specialty without knowing what they are doing or what they might be missing. I do know one collector who specializes in coins of Marcus Aurelius but he does not have them all. It is fine to understand the minor differences that led to different catalog numbers but don't think that you must have every coin of Marcus and son and never look at anything else. There is a freedom from such pressures of set completion or any particular form of collection because it is impossible to have them all. Many people decide they want one coin of each ruler, one coin from each city, one coin showing each deity, animal, place, denomination and many other collection parameters. You will have time to let the interest find you without being too quick to make a commitment. I have over 500 coins of Septimius Severus but he is not my only specialty and I know that I will never even see, let alone own his every coin. Decide what appeals to you and do it your way. Don't be discouraged by the choices; enjoy them.[/QUOTE]
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