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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 2798212, member: 86815&quot;]Well IdesofMarch01 that is my ambition but Claudius will cost me some heartache and Otho will also make me wince. I&#039;m conscious that I am in the position of the old Bull and the young Bull at the top of the hill and if you understand my meaning I am the young Bull. My secret weapon is three gold solidus I acquired in trades that don&#039;t interest me so I will try and sell or trade them for my Claudius and Otho and I still seek a Julius Caesar. My problem is that my focus has wandered because this is such a huge and tempting field to what I am used to. In my previous numismatic experience grade and rarity were everything but since entering the dark side, no more or at least not as much.</p><p>I am bemused by a 1921 Morgan dollar recently selling for tens of thousands of dollars because&nbsp; of a rainbow tone when I have bought two ( by accident at Heritage ) in 63+ condition for $50 each. Yes they are pretty but they are all the same and have no life to them compared to an ancient coin. I know this is a huge debate so won&#039;t enter it but the challenge of finding a good ancient at the right price is more fun and engaging.</p><p>I once spent an hour with an imaginary bank account buying Morgan Dollars and realised that if I had the money I could fulfil my ambitions within an hour.</p><p>I met a billionaire at a gun show at Reno last year and he said that money proved a curse to him as before he was rich he saved up to buy things and took pleasure in the achievement. Now he could buy anything so spent his time looking for rarities instead and price wasn&#039;t the main factor ,the search was. He hadn&#039;t seen my 17th Century stuff before so it made his day. </p><p>I wish I had his problems but to answer IdesofMarch questions, yes I would like to achieve my 12 in silver, maybe I won&#039;t first time but I will certainly get a lot of pleasure getting there![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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