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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3089535, member: 39084&quot;]This statement contains so many unreasonable, unproven, and crypto-hostile assumptions about ancient coin collectors and collecting that it’s hard to know where to start in responding to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;What is the reason high end collectors don&#039;t all have fine collections of common coins?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This question tacitly assumes that it’s unreasonable to collect specific ancient coins simply for their beauty and history – that a “real” collector would have “purer” reasons for collecting ancient coins than just beauty. Haven’t you written (many times) that collectors should collect for their own reasons, not to mimic reasons that other collectors might collect ancient coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;We see many collectors who seem to define coins worth collecting as expensive coins.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Whom do you believe those collectors on this site to be, Doug? Why do you believe your assertion is true about those collectors? Do you have some knowledge and insights about these mythical collectors that others on this site lack? If so, feel free to share those insights with us.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;What is the reason high end collectors don&#039;t all have fine collections of common coins?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite possibly, some of those “high end” collectors are collecting for reasons different from your reasons. Are you denigrating those reasons? Are your own reasons for collecting the only valid reasons that should compel an individual to collect ancient coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I would respect a collection more if it contained good examples of interesting coins that did not cost thousands.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, is this the criteria that separates a “real” collector from a dilettante in your opinion? That a “high end” collector also collect lesser coins that <i>you</i> would deem collectible, even if they aren’t interesting to the high end collector?</p><p><br /></p><p>A hypothetical question: an ancient coin collector is drawn to a particular sestertius for its history and uniqueness – say, a Caligula Three Sisters sestertius. He/she can afford a high-quality example that represents the artistry and beauty that the original engraver intended to portray. Should this hypothetical collector purposely spend less on a poorer example, with less artistry and crispness of features, in order to prove that he/she is a “real” collector?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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