Furryfrog and Son's Top 10 of 2018

It would be interesting to hear why those coins ranked higher in his esteem than others. I would have enjoyed hearing is explanation of the matter to grandpa. Most of us grandpas have trouble explaining such matters to our grandsons rather than the other way around.

 

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I tried to get a firm explanation on each coin so that I could add them. But he talks about 3 million miles a minute so it was tough. Some were because he liked the sizes/imagery/color. A few of the others he really liked the stories of the emperors on the coins (Marcus Aurelius, Hormazd IV). It really is quite an eclectic bunch. It really doesn't have a rhyme or reason but he likes them. That's what matters. I like that he is getting a broad spectrum of history.

 

It's awesome that you and your son have ancient coins in common, furryfrog!

My brother and I didn't get along very well until we discovered that we both were fascinated by ancient coins. We get along a bit better now.

Erin

 

When I started I used Sear Roman Coins and Their Values/Republic and twelve caesars and the volume after II to gather information and cost analysis but recent times I mostly use Auction archives such as CNG and acsearch.info but when you do post a coin here or on any Forum you can do a search on the coin/your posts and copy and paste them to word or spreadsheet and name it. The other thing you can do is when you buy the coin take a copy of the sales sheet and keep them all in an A4 ring binder to refer to (see pic below)

 

You guys have great coins, always nice to see family members in this beautifull hobby. I also was influenced by my Dad, and that is a good thing. These coins teach us a lot about history, and certainly keep our brain cells in perfect harmony, you keep getting smarter with every year.
John