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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 1630633, member: 37707&quot;]My name is Mike. I&#039;m 23 years old and live in St George Ut. I&#039;m a Law/Fire/EMS dispatcher. I go by Tiberius in most of my forums. I&#039;ve been collecting coins for 18 years; ancients for 5 years. My first was a trajan decius ant from a coin shop in Carlsbad, CA. It was the only silver one I could afford. After that I was hooked. I collect a broad range of Ancients. Basically, anything that predates the Late Roman Era. Currently, I am working on a biblical series. I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I have several thousand invested and have several thousand to go.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several 100 US coins that if anyone was willing to trade comparably for ancients, I would be willing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ides Of March stated it best when describing the hooks that drive ancient collectors. Even when trying to explain that reasoning to US Collectors; I still get a blank look. I didn&#039;t think it was too hard to understand, but it&#039;s something that is hard to describe unless you have felt the weight of a tetradrachm. I have found myself to be completely alone with my hobby amongst my family and friends. (it even feels like i&#039;m alone in my county.) The only coin shop we have in the county has a few late roman constantines. Which of course, are coupled with a ridiculous asking price. Being 23 years old is typically rare of a serious ancient coin collector. It seemed nearly inevitable to find myself entangled in such a hobby with my natural interest in biblical and ancient history. I would eventually like to get out of the state to find a reputable school to get a degree at in antiquities. But, that would be in the distant future. Time and money does not permit at this time. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would also like to add that looking at what Ides of March has obtained in the same time frame as I, depresses me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>-mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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