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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8354155, member: 118780&quot;]Putting things a different way, consider this coin of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1482578[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The type is extremely well-known. In fact, it may be the most recognized of all ancient coins. Even non-ancient collectors have been known to grab one. There are tens of thousands of these out there, and I&#039;ve read web sites that advocate investing in this specific coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>This exact coin was sold in 2005 for $2500. In 2021, I paid $950 for it. To be honest, it was one of the first ancients I purchased (because it&#039;s so well-known and comes from Athens during the time we all read about), and had I been more savvy and patient I would have found a similar example for less.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, it was a poor investment for whomever purchased it in 2005. That&#039;s because in the meantime tens of thousands were uncovered in hoards.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now, for a completely different angle</b>, I present my <a href="http://ancientcoinstories.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientcoinstories.com/" rel="nofollow">ancient coin web site</a>. Consider this: in the one year I was collecting ancient coins before I created this web site, I knew absolutely <i>nothing</i> about any of this history that I present on the page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, some here may add that I still know nothing about either ancient coins or their history, but I&#039;d like to believe I learned something. In fact, I learned a lot of things.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, owning a part of this history has changed my life. I&#039;m in the process of writing a novel that takes place during this period. I&#039;ve become boring in creative new ways at parties. My sons make sure not to bring their friends by when the coin albums are out, for fear of the stories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, my wife at times isn&#039;t pleased with the drops in our account balances, but I believe ancient coins has made me a different person. In that one year since I&#039;ve started collecting, I&#039;ve been promoted twice. This probably has nothing to do with coins, but you can&#039;t prove that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also made lots of new friends among the members here. At least, I like to think of them as my friends. Perhaps several secretly hate me, but I remain oblivious.</p><p><br /></p><p>In sum, my investment in ancient coins has paid off tremendously, even though I expect to never earn a dime from them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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