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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PlanoSteve, post: 3030390, member: 91609&quot;]OK, I&#039;m not talking about you guys &amp; gals.&nbsp; As most of you may already know, I do not currently have any ancients &amp; have little practical knowledge in that arena, HOWEVER, I do love seeing the incredible specimens posted, including the write ups, &amp; follow this forum almost daily.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am impressed by the survivors (ones which appear to have seen much service), as well as the specimens which are so pristine they look like they were minted a mere 2000 yrs ago <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which for me begs the question, when do you think the first coins were collected merely for collecting?&nbsp; I&#039;m not talking about hoarding coins, I&#039;m talking about actual collecting for the sake of collecting specimens or sets in the ancient world.&nbsp; Has anyone read or seen anything that can pinpoint when it started?&nbsp; Is there/has there been any mention in manuscripts, ledgers, etc. which may indicate existence of an actual &quot;collection(s) or collector(s)&quot; back in the day?</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t know where to start looking for this info, but figured someone may have run across mention of it somewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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