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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 5449873, member: 101013"]Some good things have been said already, about collecting goals, budget constraints, and so on. So I can underline those principles, but to help you get a broader image of collecting behaviours, here's mine. First:</p><p>- My most important rule: stick to your budget! (which can of course increase or decrease over time)</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, some guidelines I adhere to: </p><p>- What I like is personal. I primarily collect Roman late Republic, Imperatorial and Imperial coins up to and including the Severan dynasty, and the occassional Greek coin (only 1 so far...)</p><p>- I try to go for quality over quantity. </p><p>- I try to go for 'special types': interesting history, rare, design, eye-appeal (to me at least) etc. within the above mentioned category</p><p>- I don't go for the 1-of-each-ruler guideline, but I do strive to get at least one awesome <i>portait </i>coin of each emperor up to and including the Severan dynasty. </p><p>- I try to use a wishlist as a guideline, and research coins </p><p>- The most important guideline: I deviate from the above mentioned guidelines when I simply stumble on a too-cool-to-not-go-for-it coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It's a hobby, so have fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 5449873, member: 101013"]Some good things have been said already, about collecting goals, budget constraints, and so on. So I can underline those principles, but to help you get a broader image of collecting behaviours, here's mine. First: - My most important rule: stick to your budget! (which can of course increase or decrease over time) Second, some guidelines I adhere to: - What I like is personal. I primarily collect Roman late Republic, Imperatorial and Imperial coins up to and including the Severan dynasty, and the occassional Greek coin (only 1 so far...) - I try to go for quality over quantity. - I try to go for 'special types': interesting history, rare, design, eye-appeal (to me at least) etc. within the above mentioned category - I don't go for the 1-of-each-ruler guideline, but I do strive to get at least one awesome [I]portait [/I]coin of each emperor up to and including the Severan dynasty. - I try to use a wishlist as a guideline, and research coins - The most important guideline: I deviate from the above mentioned guidelines when I simply stumble on a too-cool-to-not-go-for-it coin :-) It's a hobby, so have fun![/QUOTE]
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