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<p>[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2398294, member: 75936"]Well, this one i can agree with. If I bought every coin I liked, I'd be bankrupt. I'd really love to collect:</p><p>- a coin from each Greek city</p><p>- the complete Roman portrait series</p><p>- the complete Byzantine portrait series</p><p>- every kind of Alexandrian drachm</p><p>- every kind of big (>30mm) Roman provinicial</p><p>- full sets of each denomination of English rulers from 1066</p><p><br /></p><p>The above themes appeal to me. But you know what, I just can't buy them all! So a collecting strategy is useful, otherwise I'll be all over the shop buying coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, collecting is a very personal thing. Some people don't want to collect by series. If you are disciplined with your spending, you can buy whatever appeals to you. Some of the most frugal collectors buy a bit of everything. But a spendthrift like me requires some kind of structure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2398294, member: 75936"]Well, this one i can agree with. If I bought every coin I liked, I'd be bankrupt. I'd really love to collect: - a coin from each Greek city - the complete Roman portrait series - the complete Byzantine portrait series - every kind of Alexandrian drachm - every kind of big (>30mm) Roman provinicial - full sets of each denomination of English rulers from 1066 The above themes appeal to me. But you know what, I just can't buy them all! So a collecting strategy is useful, otherwise I'll be all over the shop buying coins. That said, collecting is a very personal thing. Some people don't want to collect by series. If you are disciplined with your spending, you can buy whatever appeals to you. Some of the most frugal collectors buy a bit of everything. But a spendthrift like me requires some kind of structure.[/QUOTE]
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