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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 2755760, member: 82194&quot;]Hi there [USER=87186]@LaCointessa[/USER] !&nbsp; I&#039;ve been pretty mute around here as I&#039;m still learning much about these awesome ancients! Our good LordM paid me an awesome tribute (which is undeserved) in one of your other threads, but I feel I should comment here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was, 9 months ago, a US Coin collector until at the instigation of the above quoted fellow and his coining pal [USER=81808]@Aethelred[/USER] I purchased my first ancient for 10 bucks:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/Constantine-I_RIC-153.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I picked it based on price and condition and then felt like I had fallen into a giant hole . . . Æ AR diadem exergue follis officina ?! - GREEK!!!!! - With the help of a number of online resources I built a simple understanding of the basics of ancients but still it took me longer to figure out what <b>RIC</b> stood for than the decipherment of Mint Marks in exergue!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have fallen in love without doubt - the coins, the history, the camaraderie found here, the hunt, and the feel of a 1600 year old coin in my hand - and its a great place to be.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t bought a single US coin since August 2016 and every day I call myself an ancients collector is a new day of adventure into the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re doing great and you&#039;re doing it here with the best bunch of guys and gals you could ever find!</p><p><br /></p><p>Congrats!</p><p><br /></p><p>-Doug[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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