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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2158072, member: 44316&quot;]Many collectors post their recent acquisitions here and enjoy the appreciative responses they get. Reading and seeing what others buy can influence what you seek to buy. However, it may cause you to doubt your own interests. Several responses to this important thread have effectively said &quot;Buy what you like.&quot; I encourage you to figure out what that means.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Imagine what it was like when Doug and I began, over 40 years ago up to about 20 years ago. Interaction with other collectors was minimal. We were unable to exchange photos on the web and comments on the web (which didn&#039;t yet exist). We bought coin books and read them. We got history books and read them. We got coin catalogs in the mail and took notes. If we were near a big city (I am not), we went to infrequent coin shows and maybe joined a coin club which met occasionally. It was a lonely hobby, but no less interesting. We developed our own interests and finally bought what pleased us at the price--without expecting others to approve or disapprove. We didn&#039;t know many others, and it was our personal collection anyway, not theirs.</p><p>&nbsp; So, I recommend you read widely about ancient coins (probably on the web, but books are good too) </p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/numis/sitelinks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/numis/sitelinks.html" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/numis/sitelinks.html</a></p><p>and compare your interests to coin prices and your budget, and consider the process both fun and educational. It is a cycle. Buying coins provokes study of them which increases your knowledge and makes you discover other coins you&#039;d like to buy and study. In a while you will know a lot more about ancient coins and know more about what you want to buy next. There is no need to make up your mind about what to collect. </p><p>&nbsp; Enjoy!&nbsp; It is a great hobby![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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