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<p>[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1904601, member: 58941"]Great stories........some very heartfelt and touching, thanks guys. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a small collection which is growing.........no specific theme, although mainly ancient, with some Morgans and old UK amongst them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It all started with this forum really.......I see so many nice coins, I usually try and find one for my collection after reading a good thread. Unless its Ancient Joes thread that it!</p><p>My first Roman coin I ever held was a small late Roman bronze I found with my metal detector...it was a Gloria exercitus soldiers and standards of Constantine II.....three days after finding it, I had recovered nearly 2000 more from a 10 yard square area in that field and finding the hoard is probably what I remember most fondly from the past 5 years and undoubtedly the reason why I am here on this forum. I try to sell enough coins to give me a free coin or two and some pocket money.......that way my collection is sort of free, if you discount the time it takes to sell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1904601, member: 58941"]Great stories........some very heartfelt and touching, thanks guys. I have a small collection which is growing.........no specific theme, although mainly ancient, with some Morgans and old UK amongst them. It all started with this forum really.......I see so many nice coins, I usually try and find one for my collection after reading a good thread. Unless its Ancient Joes thread that it! My first Roman coin I ever held was a small late Roman bronze I found with my metal detector...it was a Gloria exercitus soldiers and standards of Constantine II.....three days after finding it, I had recovered nearly 2000 more from a 10 yard square area in that field and finding the hoard is probably what I remember most fondly from the past 5 years and undoubtedly the reason why I am here on this forum. I try to sell enough coins to give me a free coin or two and some pocket money.......that way my collection is sort of free, if you discount the time it takes to sell.[/QUOTE]
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