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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2210512, member: 5682&quot;]I don&#039;t collect coins...but I have accumulated quite a few.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I use numismatic material to better understand the period of history I am studying. In the last few years, my studies have mostly focused on the early 1700s England / Britain. I enjoy putting numismatic material in both historical and social context.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I present an inexpensive farthing from the mid-1700s, I get no feedback...except for some grief from &quot;experts&quot; about the lack of quality of the coin or snide remarks like &quot;mine is better,&quot; &quot;mine is bigger,&quot; or &quot;mine in shinier.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If I present an equally inexpensive Alexandrian tetradrachm, the response I get is both educational and overwhelmingly positive:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431814[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431815[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel that both these coins that I posted are so rich in history and meaning. But guess what type of coins I prefer to post?</p><p><br /></p><p>So join us in the dark side:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]o7ENNyGlmQY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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