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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hispanicus, post: 2509540, member: 72626&quot;]I_v_a_n,</p><p><br /></p><p>Excellent question with a lot of similar reasons and histories out there. I would say that my story is fairly simple, stemming from a deep childhood craving for things that did not exist in a modern Southern California suburb where the oldest building dated to 1932.&nbsp; My interest in coins began when my father would take me to the bank to pick up silver dollars from the 1880’s, which counts as ancient when you are 7 years old.&nbsp; Coin collecting was an on and off interest that went dormant for about 45 years until I took a vacation in Spain 3 years ago. I’ve always been very interested in history and was surprised at the availability of these coins and even more surprised at their affordability. That was the moment that I went to the dark side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting ancients satisfies my history cravings and I have to echo what many say about how amazing it is to hold a coin that someone used 2,000 years ago to buy food, wine or whatever. Additionally, it provides a very tangible cultural connection to the distant past, which compared to the rest of the world, is in short supply in California.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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