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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1816270, member: 42773&quot;]A very interesting thread - I&#039;ve read all the replies with great interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to divide this question into two parts. Many moons ago, when I was single and earned far more money than a single man should, I had no issues dropping $1000 on a coin. But I was collecting US at the time, so that doesn&#039;t really apply to the question at hand, which concerns ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, as the major breadwinner in a family of six, coin collecting is a necessarily minor financial priority - next year I&#039;ll be starting a very long haul of getting four kids through college.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most I&#039;ve spent on a coin this year is $400, and the least, $8. I&#039;ve made a handful of $100 purchases, but most of my other acquisitions fall in the $20 to $40 range, so I&#039;m probably somewhere with Mat as a mean: $60.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I&#039;ve also started selling coins, and so far I&#039;ve made a very modest profit from about a dozen sales, bringing the average down. In fact, I like the process of hunting down overlooked gems in the junk box and flipping them. Personally I&#039;m far more attenuated to numismatic research than collecting, so I&#039;ll probably sell or give away all of my coins before I exit this mortal orb.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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