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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 8020906, member: 81093&quot;]My kind of thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Identify a time period I am interested in</p><p>2. Identify a nation/state/empire/country/culture group/whatever I would like to purchase a coin of</p><p>3. Work out my budget/allocation for the purchase</p><p>4. Identify coins within criteria 2 and 3 that have eye appeal to me (noting I don&#039;t care about cracks, scratches, graffiti, or official grading)</p><p>5. Purchase coin that matches 2, 3, and 4</p><p>6. Try to collect a spread of coins from that period and nation (I try to get early coins, mid coins, and late coins)</p><p><br /></p><p>Rinse &amp; repeat, upgrade, chop &amp; change, as per my whims.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient nations (at this stage) in my collection include:</p><p>- Greek states</p><p>- Roman Republic</p><p>- Roman Empire</p><p>- Eastern Roman Empire/Byzantine</p><p><br /></p><p>I have almost completed the above (with 10 coins per nation/culture group - except for ERE, which will have 20), and my next target is likely to be the Western Roman Empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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