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<p>[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 1923856, member: 44210"]I'm afraid I was cursed with wanting more from my coins than simple eye-appeal. I am a believer of being at least somewhat interested in the history behind whatever coins you collect; this for me gives me more purpose and fun in collecting than just basically hoarding shiny coins. Having this open mindset, I feel like I've become a better collector for it. My collecting journey has led me to reading a lot more history than I ever received in school, and felt my interest and fascination fall towards the fall of Rome and the aftermath, and the coins from this era help me to connect to this tumultuous time in Roman history. So yes, I am quite satisified with my new coin.</p><p><br /></p><p> Precisely why I also don't post what I paid and where I got them with these kinds of coins. I know yours, mine, and similar coinages aren't for every collector, and don't need to be reminded by others that most on here wouldn't dare to pay what I paid for my coins, especially when I never asked in the first place for opinions on what I paid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 1923856, member: 44210"]I'm afraid I was cursed with wanting more from my coins than simple eye-appeal. I am a believer of being at least somewhat interested in the history behind whatever coins you collect; this for me gives me more purpose and fun in collecting than just basically hoarding shiny coins. Having this open mindset, I feel like I've become a better collector for it. My collecting journey has led me to reading a lot more history than I ever received in school, and felt my interest and fascination fall towards the fall of Rome and the aftermath, and the coins from this era help me to connect to this tumultuous time in Roman history. So yes, I am quite satisified with my new coin. Precisely why I also don't post what I paid and where I got them with these kinds of coins. I know yours, mine, and similar coinages aren't for every collector, and don't need to be reminded by others that most on here wouldn't dare to pay what I paid for my coins, especially when I never asked in the first place for opinions on what I paid.[/QUOTE]
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