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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;greekandromancoins, post: 2929624, member: 87990&quot;]Hi Omegaraptor (interesting name btw),</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion this is a forgiving hobby. You cannot go wrong (other than buying a fake if you choose to buy on eBay and from unreliable dealers who do not genuinely guarantee authenticity). All coins have resale value so even if you ventured out and spent too much on a coin that you later regret, or lost interest in, you could sell it and your worst case is that you do not break-even. You are still better off than many other hobbies where people effectively spend money on &#039;experience&#039; or depreciating assets.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will learn something from each coin you buy. For that reason I rarely regret any purchase I have made.&nbsp; If I did not buy coins outside of my main areas of interest then I would never have learned about the Kushan Empire or ancient Indian coinage. That is why I will always remain a generalist collector who also has some narrower fields of focus - I would fiercely disagree that being a generalist and specialist and mutually exclusive in this hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>You do not have to spend much to enjoy the hobby but it is horses for courses - and whether you find owning fewer &#039;higher end&#039; coins more rewarding than diversity is really up to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my view late romans is a great place to start. That is where I, like many others,&nbsp; began and I learned a great deal from coins which were highly accessible in price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Uncleaned coins is not for everyone. I personally found it rewarding but it is time-consuming and not for the impatient. Also the rewards rarely meet one&#039;s expectations unless one carries low expectations (a good idea, where uncleaned coins are concerned).</p><p><br /></p><p>Peter[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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