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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 4317775, member: 75641&quot;]I honestly think that there is a limit to what a collector new to the hobby can enjoy when it comes to US issues.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is the price barrier for key dates and conditions, not a lot of variation within series and pressure to buy slabbed get CAC’d etc.&nbsp; That’s obviously a gloss over the issues but still I liked and still like US coinage but I don’t want to buy one coin per year on my budget.&nbsp; And frankly when it boils down to it it just seems that there isn’t that much to “do” with US coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love history and I love investigation so ancients are a great fit for me.&nbsp; Figuring out legends, finding references and the first or second example known even for just a variety are exciting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Because of that ongoing research on behalf of most of us, our discussions have more meat to them because a post can prompt an answer from several members or for several members to go and try to find the answer.&nbsp; I think that US coinage has lost a lot of that because of machine striking and intensively studied series.&nbsp; Grade matters but is almost inconsequential when compared to how much grade matters in US.&nbsp; For most of us just finding a scarce issue is pleasure enough.&nbsp;&nbsp; Having a nice grade is great but might price us out of the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Granted like several said I kind of wish some buyers would go away so I could be greedier and buy more of the coins I want.&nbsp; But it’s also a balance.&nbsp; If shops don’t sell then they go out of business and that is bad for everyone.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I like imperial Russian too but starting in the 2000’s it started getting prohibitively expensive so I moved on.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would go back in addition to ancients but I’m thoroughly enjoying myself here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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