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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7665701, member: 19463"]In my time in the hobby, I have met two couples who both collected ancient coins and only one of them was what I would call equals. She collected Greek; he Roman. Both had really wonderful coins but my favorite was her rather worn Athenian dekadrachm. Show me yours in any grade. His were more ordinary things like high grade sestertii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before video games, we had our fantasy heroes from the Arthurian legends. We knew they were not 'history' but they were literary figures our parents were happy we appreciated in addition to knowing about baseball giants. My generation has trouble accepting video games as the equal. My grandson is in college studying computer programming concentrating in game design. The guy that wrote Minecraft sold it for $2 billion. I am afraid to show any disrespect for my grandson's chosen field just in case he sells his game for more. I know I am a dinosaur who collects coins but there are characteristics of dinosaurs I would rather be known for other that brain size. I do wonder what will happen to all these coins when the last collector checks out of this life. While sorting through my attic looking for books to recycle I came across a binder of color slides showing my collection as of the late 1980's. The 2x2 pages they were in would have a current value certainly exceeding the slides. I also found my old Leitz slide projector. It works. Who still watches 35mm slide shows? I also found my glass lantern slide projector that was antique when I got it. I really am a dinosaur. </p><p><br /></p><p>My grandson has a scholarship from his school funded by Tencent. We enjoy telling people he got a ten cent scholarship. This is a dinosaur detection statement. If you think Tencent is a small coin, you are a dinosaur. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of these things are easier to read than others. What do you see here?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1317386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7665701, member: 19463"]In my time in the hobby, I have met two couples who both collected ancient coins and only one of them was what I would call equals. She collected Greek; he Roman. Both had really wonderful coins but my favorite was her rather worn Athenian dekadrachm. Show me yours in any grade. His were more ordinary things like high grade sestertii. Before video games, we had our fantasy heroes from the Arthurian legends. We knew they were not 'history' but they were literary figures our parents were happy we appreciated in addition to knowing about baseball giants. My generation has trouble accepting video games as the equal. My grandson is in college studying computer programming concentrating in game design. The guy that wrote Minecraft sold it for $2 billion. I am afraid to show any disrespect for my grandson's chosen field just in case he sells his game for more. I know I am a dinosaur who collects coins but there are characteristics of dinosaurs I would rather be known for other that brain size. I do wonder what will happen to all these coins when the last collector checks out of this life. While sorting through my attic looking for books to recycle I came across a binder of color slides showing my collection as of the late 1980's. The 2x2 pages they were in would have a current value certainly exceeding the slides. I also found my old Leitz slide projector. It works. Who still watches 35mm slide shows? I also found my glass lantern slide projector that was antique when I got it. I really am a dinosaur. My grandson has a scholarship from his school funded by Tencent. We enjoy telling people he got a ten cent scholarship. This is a dinosaur detection statement. If you think Tencent is a small coin, you are a dinosaur. Some of these things are easier to read than others. What do you see here? [ATTACH=full]1317386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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