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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 157956, member: 6370&quot;]First off it is great to read how others approach collecting hints at why one does such a thing. ^^ This is what I have found to be the best way to go about collecting coins as well. I would say I fit the &#039;collector by nature&#039; type. I have about 50 boxes of comic books and I have always collected books and etchings.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I started some time ago with coins through an obsession with Rome and everything Roman and at one point when I was much younger I decided I wanted a Roman coin of Claudius (I was a big fan of I, Claudius and the Julio Claudians) but quickly found that I was not going to be able to afford a Julio Claudian coin of any type so I bought a very cheap Constantine but that did it for me. I started buying Roman coins and after a brief break in college where I just couldnt afford them I have been collecting. I can tell you my obsession is based the history each coin represents.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I soon realized I liked almost every coin I saw and started buying examples of other types of coins as they took my fancy, more modern world circulation coins, Conder Tokens, Persian and pretty much any other type. These days though I am most interested still in Roman Imperial (I would buy Republic or Greek if I found one I liked and could afford), Conder Tokens, and General World coins from every time and country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have thought about buying World coins in bulk but I decided against it because the only real rule I have when it comes to coins is I just want one good example of each type and I dont care about the value. I dont buy coins that dont interest me and of the ones that do I dont want to double up, the only way I would do that is if I found another example of that coin in better shape. With Roman I will buy uncleaned just for fun and preserve only the best ones to be in my collection, the rest go into a bag and when I buy Roman coins one at a time I will only buy the coin if it is a better portrait and better condition then the one I have, type of coin doesn&#039;t matter. But in the end I will collect at least one of any type of coin that I find interesting. In he end the most coins I have bought in one purchase was 150 uncleaned late roman coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>sorry so long, I dont know anyone who shares my interest away from people I interact with on the internet <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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