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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7853545, member: 110226&quot;]Thank you. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am interested in how other collections changed, or more or less stayed the same over time.&nbsp; Lots of things happen that causes us to focus on areas of interest.&nbsp; I am giving a broad brushstroke in my case.&nbsp; Other collectors have a much more specialized focus, in specific areas.&nbsp; It would be interesting to see other accounts.</p><p><br /></p><p>My case I guess is somewhat typical, starting, actually with the purchase of a 50 pesos bullion gold coin in 1975.&nbsp; My first world crown purchase was at the coin and stamp department at Hudson&#039;s Department Store in downtown Detroit.&nbsp; It was a rather common 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821 (I think) of Mexico.&nbsp; That got the ball rolling for me.&nbsp; US coins followed, replaced by world and ancient coins in subsequent decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found that returning to ancients is a very fulfilling pursuit.&nbsp; In terms of history, artistry, variety and &quot;new frontiers&quot; to explore, this part of numismatics is hard to beat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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