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Message:: [QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 1628233, member: 44154"]I collected US coins when I was a kid. Lost that collection and then restarted collecting again in November of 2011. It was only about a couple of weeks collecting when I figured out that I didn't want to collect year sets and set out to find something I wanted to collect. Then I found ancient coins and it's been that way ever since. I'm still a new collector, since November 20th 2011, I've learn a lot and yet have a long ways to go. But that's ok, I look forward to learning more about the ancient world and the coins issued then. My focus right now is building a Roman Imperial ruler set, as of this date I'm up to 55 rulers and plan to go as far as I can until the coins are out of my budget range. I figure the most I might be able to get is around 80. I also collect other regions, anything I like and in my budget range. I've managed to get coins from Byzantine, Carthage, Judaea, Chinese cast coins, so far. Right now I have 91 attributed coins. Getting close to 100 coins. Here is my very first coin. [ATTACH]232162.vB[/ATTACH] Augustus, Macedon, Philippi, AE 19mm (Semis).  OBV: VIC - AVG, Victory standing left on base holding wreath and palm.  REV: COHOR PRAE PHIL, Three standards in honor of the Praetorian Guard's battle between Augustus and Marcus Antonius.  REF: RPC I 1651, SGICV 32, SNG Cop 305, BMC 23, SNG ANS 677  SIZE: 19mm, 4.7g  GRADE: F[/QUOTE]