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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1806557, member: 57495&quot;]Wow, I sure didn&#039;t expect an ancients forum to turn out this lively.&nbsp; I&#039;m glad I joined! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reading through the thread and the various interesting opinions posted, I had two thoughts :&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When I first started collecting a year ago and was reading the online resources, I remember coming across an article which suggested that you could happily collect ancients whether you had only a modest budget for the occasional budget bin beauty, or an extravagant one for weekly additions to a private museum of pricy heirlooms.&nbsp; To this I&#039;d add that regardless of what you can afford, I think everyone probably has their own collecting motivations and personality, and you can only collect in a fashion that will personally satisfy you.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And following through with the idea of collecting motivations and personality, there&#039;s a famous quote by 18th century gastronome and writer Brillat-Savarin which goes &quot;Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.&quot;&nbsp; The coins we collect and why we collect them would probably tell us everything we need to (or care to) know about ourselves.&nbsp; A psychology student would probably have a field day with coin collectors. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally Whiz - grats on the score!&nbsp; That Hadrian is especially nice.&nbsp; I&#039;m still waiting for the $6.90 Constantius Gallus fel temp I won from the FSR bargain sale.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Z.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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