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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3090210, member: 76194&quot;]If my reason for collecting was to get the highest specimens and to make myself off as a high-end collector, I would have certainly never played the Ancients game. I&#039;m what you&#039;d call a bargain bottom dweller. Sure, I have a few choice coins and &quot;nice&quot; coins I paid dearly for because I fell in love with them and had some extra cash at the moment, but overall if I were to submit my collection to CNG or the likes, they&#039;d probably reject 90% of my coins for being too much of the type of stuff the working class collects, and not fit for the high end audience they want to cater to.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t mind though because I entered into this hobby due to my passion for history, and I&#039;m just glad that I can actually afford a piece of the past without having to make huge sacrifices. There was a time that I assumed all ancient coins would be so expensive that I would never be able to own one, and I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that this preconception was completely wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I&#039;m just glad to be a part of this hobby, and I&#039;ve never held a grudge against those that can afford $5000 or $10,000 coins, or even $50,000 coins. If anything, I&#039;m glad to see them around and I&#039;m happy there are high end collectors that bother to take the time to share their beauties with us here, and I think it&#039;s great that they want to contribute towards expanding our knowledge and experience of ancient coins at the high-end levels. Yeah, sometimes I may get a little jealous of not being able to own a particularly nice coin one of them has, but I certainly hold them no malice whatsoever and I am happy to see them here as contributing members.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also admire collectors like dougsmit&nbsp; who chase coins most people would pass on, and take their time to expand our eyes and make us want to take a second or third look at coins we might have unfairly dismissed. People like him are also a valuable addition to our forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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