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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1838670, member: 42773&quot;]I probably acquired about 150 coins this year, and I&#039;ll probably post a &quot;top ten&quot; list, but I measure my success in the hobby by the friendships I&#039;ve formed. The most significant ones are as follows, in no particular order...</p><p><br /></p><p>1. My introduction to ancients came largely from Doug Smith&#039;s excellent pages at FORVM, which I still refer to on a regular basis. The work he&#039;s done compiling those pages are a testament to his generosity as a teacher.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Mat has a keen eye for acquiring the best pieces he can of any type, and he&#039;s inspired me to hunt pieces with more patience and discrimination.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Medorman (Chris) has always been a valuable source of information and advice, and gifted me with a beautiful copy of Overstruck Greek Coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Ardatirion (Bill D.) was kind enough to take me to my first coin show. His rigorous and thorough approach to numismatics has inspired much of my work in Nabataean coinage, which can be found at FORVM.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Valiant Knight&#039;s persistent interest in very late Roman and Gothic coinage has also been an inspiration - I always learn something from his posts.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. Bing has inspired me to become a bargain hunter, and I&#039;ve managed to find some incredibly nice coins at ridiculously low prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Mark Fox is a member of CT, but rarely posts here. I met him at FORVM because of our mutual interest in Arabian coinage, and my best Christmas present was an autographed copy of the last issue of the Numismatist, in which he presented an article on Qatabanian coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>8. I&#039;m thrilled to see some of the fabulous coins that people post on this forum, and the list is long: TIF, AJ, Collect89, Martin, Zumbly, IOM, chrismat, etc. Keep it coming friends!</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Last but not least, this forum would not be anywhere as exciting as it is without Steve&#039;s <i>joie de vivre</i>. Steve&#039;s approach to collecting is 99% emotional and 1% intellectual, but I&#039;d rather talk to him than a thousand pedants.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure I&#039;ve forgotten somebody, so I apologize in advance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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