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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1827139, member: 19463&quot;]I could not agree more.&nbsp; Owning coins is nice nut if that nudges you toward understanding not only the coins but the civilizations that made them, so much the better.&nbsp; Whether your coin cost $10 or $10,000, you are missing much of the value if you do not learning about the emperor, the figures on the revers, the metallurgy, the technical and artistic factors that went into making your coin and other bonuses that come with the coins if you want them.&nbsp; If all you want is monetary gain, perhaps there is a better &#039;hobby&#039;.&nbsp; I may make a lifetime profit when my coins are all sold but I won&#039;t if you figure in the minimum wage job of studying that this hobby has required and the side expenses like travel, supplies and books (the ones that wore out and were not resold with the coins for what they cost).&nbsp; (95% of all coin collectors will first ask about a coin, &quot;What&#039;s it worth?&quot;&nbsp; For ancients, the answer is hard to express only in dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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