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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 7715618, member: 115909&quot;]Yes exactly!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ive always enjoyed the challenge of learning about a coin by studying it rather than just looking up everything I want to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don’t get me wrong I do look up everything about my coins to learn as much as possible but I like to figure out as much as I can myself before using the answer sheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I can’t find the answer myself or online I come and ask here.</p><p><br /></p><p>It helps me practice my skills at identifying ancient coins and it’s very satisfying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like when I look at the reverse of a coin I like to look at the figure &amp; symbols to see if I can identify which god/goddess is on the reverse before looking it up to see if I’m right.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember my very first correct identification was a coin (I think it was a quadrigatus from the Roman Republic) with a man with two faces and a beard and I identified it as Janus the God of Beginnings and Doorways.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was really proud of myself even though I’m sure a lot of people could do it because it showed I was learning and my skills were improving even if I was still a beginner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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