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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1779759, member: 42773&quot;]Thanks Jerry. There&#039;s nothing shallow about collecting ancient coins for eye-appeal. I can think of a thousand truly shallow pursuits. It&#039;s all in the eye of the beholder.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I started out collecting moderns but lost interest rather quickly - there was no mystery, nothing for me to puzzle over; everything was readily available for the right price. I&#039;ve been drawn to puzzles since I was a kid - I&#039;m the guy that buys crossword puzzle books, mathematical puzzles, chess problems, etc. I love helping my kid with algebra homework (especially the thorny word problems) but he&#039;s in honors algebra and most of the time doesn&#039;t need my help. I&#039;ve designed my own video games as a hobby - only because I wanted to fathom the complexities of the code and CG software.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ancient coins drew me in precisely because there is so much to figure out. So little is known in so many areas, especially with obscure cultures like the Nabataeans. For me, the hobby consists of solving puzzles, and the eye appeal of the coins is almost <i>non sequitur</i>. That being said, I still look for the nicest coins I can afford.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But with the lead tesserae, one takes what one can get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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