Not in the sense that the coins themselves are significant.. but humor me here for a few brief moments. One of my distractions over the past 10 years or so has been purchasing coins that are relatively inexpensive yet pulled some sort of backstory. Not backstory as in it was a shipwreck coin or anything that specific. Backstory as in this coin was in circulation in the same country as <insert name of famous historical figure> when they were alive. I am purposely excluding American coins. I'm not sure why. Maybe they're not old enough.. maybe there would be too many.. I don't know. (But I sure do love me some Ben Franklin Fugio cents ) Pertinent examples include: Themes 7 Ancient Wonders of the World 7 Churches of Revelation Monarchs of (country) 12 Caesars A la Carte King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella Elizabeth I Louis XIV King George III (American Revolution) Coins of the crusades Cleopatra Marcus Aurelius Marc Antony Alexander the Great (You get the idea) (I won't go into why any of these individuals or events are significant. Some are obvious; but that may vary from person to person.) If this idea interests you, or even if you just want to throw in your $0.02, please comment here. Also included justification for your choice. Again, this is not limited to individuals. It could be a coin related to a well-known event, place, or just about anything. There were tons of coins in circulation when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. But having one FROM Pompeii would be *really* cool. Probably out of my price range though. The only real criteria is that the topic of the coin, or even the country / time period, has to correspond to something or someone that is historically and or culturally well-recognized.
