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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2809516, member: 75937&quot;]I&#039;m a collector of modest means, so it&#039;s an every 3-5 year event for me to really splurge on a rarity. I own no gold. But I like coins and I like getting them often, so I realized a long time ago that my collection, when sold, will never carry auction descriptions such as &quot;the most complete collection of X&quot; or &quot;the finest known example of Y.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Because I&#039;ve come to terms with this, I am concerned more with historical interest, technical interest (i.e., does some aspect of the coin reveal clues about its manufacture), artistic interest, and eye appeal rather than grade and strike. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d rather have ten $75 dollar coins than a single $750 coin, even though those ten might have lower resale value in the future. I get ten-times the enjoyment and ten-times the education this way. I&#039;d rather have hundreds of coins than dozens. I like discussing them and showing them off on here. Having a variety of coins means I have more opportunity to show them here!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;m a magpie collector, too, so I&#039;ll buy whatever coin that catches my eye, but I have certain tendencies and interests. I prefer imperial to republican issues. I like women on coins. I like the Antonine and Severan dynasties. I like Gallienus and Salonina. I like Gordian and Tranquillina marriage commemoratives. I like coins with Venus on them. I really like Roman provincials. </p><p><br /></p><p>My advice runs counter to that a beginner often hears. Don&#039;t be such a condition crank that you pass on fun and enjoyable coins. Don&#039;t obsess about the faults of the coins you do own, but look at each coin as a learning opportunity. That coin with the ragged flan illustrates ancient flan preparation techniques. The off-center provincial with the interesting reverse type may never come up at auction again in a decade. The well-worn sestertius of Antoninus Pius was handled by thousands of people in ancient times and passed through the hands of laborers and gladiators and slaves and merchants and aristocrats. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are all just really cool so collect coins YOU like. For whatever reason you like them. It&#039;s YOUR collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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