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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5304965, member: 19463"]I disagree with most of the negative comments posted here but believe the two above sum up my feelings best. I have seen relatively few boring coins compared to boring collectors. If any coins give you joy to own, to hold, to study then those coins are good. Those that do not can be ignored leaving more for others who see them in different light. My favorites are Severans but if there were no Severans I could find a dozen other specialties as consolation. I do believe that most people who feel certain coins to be beneath their notice generally do not know anything about those coins. A dealer who thought he knew everything once told me that the only Severan coins that were collectable were those from Rome and the other mints were rubbish. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not to their own facts. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I must admit that I am guilty of being uncomfortable in these areas also. If I do not see and believe a coin is worth the price or the risk, I am not comfortable with the purchase. For many of us it is not a matter of being able to buy everything we find interesting but more having to select from what we can find and afford. That makes me more comfortable with those coins and enjoying my hobby is easier when I stick to things that make me comfortable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5304965, member: 19463"]I disagree with most of the negative comments posted here but believe the two above sum up my feelings best. I have seen relatively few boring coins compared to boring collectors. If any coins give you joy to own, to hold, to study then those coins are good. Those that do not can be ignored leaving more for others who see them in different light. My favorites are Severans but if there were no Severans I could find a dozen other specialties as consolation. I do believe that most people who feel certain coins to be beneath their notice generally do not know anything about those coins. A dealer who thought he knew everything once told me that the only Severan coins that were collectable were those from Rome and the other mints were rubbish. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not to their own facts. I must admit that I am guilty of being uncomfortable in these areas also. If I do not see and believe a coin is worth the price or the risk, I am not comfortable with the purchase. For many of us it is not a matter of being able to buy everything we find interesting but more having to select from what we can find and afford. That makes me more comfortable with those coins and enjoying my hobby is easier when I stick to things that make me comfortable.[/QUOTE]
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