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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2267590, member: 19463&quot;]I maintain that it is unwise to seek a focus.&nbsp; Buy coins that you like and look at what you have to see that they have in common.&nbsp; That is your focus.&nbsp; A focus will find you with greater accuracy than a focus you preselected.&nbsp; Of course, there are many who change coins every time they change their focus.&nbsp; Lets say you decide on &#039;large Greek silver&#039;.&nbsp; Will you be selling that Caligula to fund that Owl?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not collect willy-nilly.&nbsp; I collect coins I like at prices I can afford.&nbsp; I posted my favorites a while back (really need to cut a few of these and add a few new winners).&nbsp; If you look at the group, you should be able identify at least three foci which have found me at one time or another over the last 50 years.&nbsp; If not, you will see willy-nilly.</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>I do admit, however, being a sucker for completing a set when I discover I am close.&nbsp; Last month I bought my 13th different mint from the hut series of Constantius II and Constans.&nbsp; I &#039;need&#039; a fourree of Galba and Caligula to have that set in fourree (I have other coins of both but no fourrees).&nbsp; Most &#039;sets&#039; of ancients are not as cleanly defined as the 12 Caesars.&nbsp; Many specialties include coins you never knew existed until you got one.&nbsp; Those could be my ultimate favorites: Coins no one knew existed before I got one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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