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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 7344645, member: 115909&quot;]Well I think the reason for that is because famous people are the only people I can actually name from those historical periods.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like if we’re talking about 5th century BC Sparta I don’t know the names of Spartan farmers or common people.</p><p>But I do know the name Leonidas.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it was held by Leonidas at some point that would be awesome. If it was held by one of his unnamed 300 Spartans at some point that would be awesome too.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Deep down it’s more about the fact that people so long ago used these coins in their daily lives and they lasted to pass down to us.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ll admit I think it would be cooler to have a coin owned by Julius Caesar then Joe the Farmer but it’s still cool that it was held by Joe the Farmer too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always thought it would be amazing if coins could talk and tell us about all the people who held them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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