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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3051410, member: 19463&quot;]As now has become expected I see this thread on the Ancient Coins board of CT has attracted posts by those who have no interest in ancient coins and assume that their answers will be the same as those for the board on which it was posted.&nbsp; For example, there is no price guide on ancients that you can flash.&nbsp; It would be really hard to evaluate an ancient coin being offered to a dealer from an adjacent position while that might be possible when talking about a slabbed Lincoln cent.&nbsp; Ancient dealers frequently spend a lot of time educating collectors knowing that they personally and their business as a whole will benefit in the long term from developing the knowledge of their customers.&nbsp; Knowledge here is a lot more than prices and grading.&nbsp; When I was a 15 year old just starting in the hobby, I was helped a lot by a generation of dealers now long retired.&nbsp; If nothing else we all know that we might benefit if there are 15 year olds who want to buy things rom our estates.&nbsp; There is nothing worse than a hobby that dies because there is no one left who cares. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is nothing wrong with a spending frenzy.&nbsp; Set a budget, &#039;study up&#039; for that budget by not buying wildly the month before and go to the show looking specifically for mites to give away at church.&nbsp; It is good to practice self control.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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