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Message:: [QUOTE="sand, post: 8021225, member: 118540"]I like this thread.I sometimes ponder, about what my buying "strategy" is.My most important rule, is that, I try not to spend too much money. What is "too much money"? That's a good question. For me, I don't want my coin buying, to have a significant effect, on my finances.I have a limit, on how much I will spend, on a single coin, including shipping and taxes.However, I've been tempted, to exceed that limit. At a recent auction, I bid $100 more than my limit, for a coin, but I lost the auction. That's the only time, that I've ever tried to spend more than my limit, for a single coin.And I try not to spend too much money, per month.For the last couple of months, I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to spend less, on coins, and coin books, because I think, I've been spending too much money on coins, and coin books, lately.I have a lot of interests, in the world of coins.I like ancient Greek, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine, non-classical ancient coins, crusader coins, Spanish colonial "cob" coins minted in the New World, English copper pennies, and US coins.In order to limit my expenses, I generally avoid all other areas, such as medieval coins (except for crusader coins), modern coins (except for US coins and English copper pennies), and non-coin artifacts such as ushabtis etc.I've been collecting ancients for 3 years. During those 3 years, my areas of collecting have increased, because I kept finding new areas.I also really like books about coins. That's another thing, I have to watch out for, because I've spent a significant amount of money on coin books.I like coins that are old, coins that have an interesting history, coins that are beautiful, coins that have attractive portraits, and coins that are mysterious or mystical or spiritual. Coins from a faraway time and place. In other words, coins that "talk to me". Coins that inspire a sense of awe.[/QUOTE]

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