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Message:: [QUOTE="sand, post: 7941626, member: 118540"]Thanks [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER]Yes, I have been sort of a generalist collector, as far as ancient coins go. My ancient coin collection is very broad. Indeed, a lot of my interest in ancient coins, is based on their history. I also like the way they look. When I was a child, collecting mostly US coins and some world coins, I also had a book, which had photos of ancient coins. I remember seeing photos of an Aegina turtle stater, an Athens Owl tetradrachm, and an Alexander The Great tetradrachm. I was fascinated by those coins. But I was clueless, about how to get them. And I was obsessed with US coins. And then, I became obsessed with collecting postage stamps. And then, I mostly stopped collecting coins or stamps, for many years. Luckily, my mother kept my coins and stamps, in a box, all of those years. And then, I started collecting US coins again, and English coins. And now, I collect ancient coins, medieval coins, Crusader coins, Spanish colonial coins, English coins, and US coins. But 90% of my coin purchases, within the past 3 years, have been ancient coins. And I still have my stamps, which I like to look at, now and then. I have many pleasant memories of childhood, associated with my coins and stamps.[/QUOTE]