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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1571461, member: 26302&quot;]Welcome!</p><p><br /></p><p>I highly second the advice to travel to good shows, especially if you are new. Its amazing to see all of these coins in person. </p><p><br /></p><p>I actually got my start in ancients at a show. I used to go to local Iowa shows, and even larger ones, but one time my coin club hosted the state show. As such, I spent more time than normal at this show. Normally I just went in, looks at better bust and seated material and left. Since I was forced to spend so much time at this show I actually perused all of the coins for sale. Lo and behold, I found an album that had ancient greek bronzes inside, ones I could actually afford to buy! One look at the Larissa facing head bronze in VF and I was done. I was hooked from then on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its funny I quickly stopped collecting greek coins after being lured into ancients by one like the Sirens in the Odyssey, but that is all it took.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who knows, maybe your lifelong passion is sitting in a dealer cabinet just waiting for you to stop by and find her. Do yourself a favor, go to a large show with an open mind and look at EVERYTHING. Who knows, maybe 18th century russian copper, or 19th century Mexican silver, or even 1800 year old Roman denari is what will stir your soul. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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