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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1765114, member: 25357&quot;]Interesting topic.&nbsp; I suppose we all collect the coins we like in the manner we like.&nbsp; Certainly Suetonius&#039; writings are part of the reason the 12 caesars are so popular.&nbsp; But I think it&#039;s more than that.&nbsp; Speaking for myself as a long time collector of US coins, I&#039;ve just become accustomed to the methodology of filling holes.&nbsp; It may sound drab and robotic to some, but there is a certain comfort I derive from the disciplined and structured process of &quot;completing a set.&quot;&nbsp; There&#039;s also a sense&nbsp; of accomplishment and the rush of the climax when the set&#039;s finally complete; It was a lot of fun finally pulling the trigger on the 1916 D Merc, or the 1909 S VDB to fill that last hole.&nbsp; Coin dealers use this to their advantage BTW.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think a lot of ancient collectors probably started collecting something else, where the methodology of filling holes in an album became second nature.&nbsp; Then when they transitioned to ancients, they craved the structure they had become used to.&nbsp; Old habits die hard![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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