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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 4867777, member: 92212&quot;]LOL!&nbsp; <b><u>So</u></b> true!!! :-D&nbsp; However, for those of us who try to sell our &quot;extras&quot; on eBay or elsewhere it&#039;s a bit sad to have paid $20 (for example) for a coin, then once that coin gets upgraded in our own collection, or, once the type falls out of our personal collecting interest, to see it sell for FAR less. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course we know that for a <u>collector</u> to look at a collection as a means of making money is not at all the wisest of motivations. I certainly don&#039;t look at my collection that way. But the more dollars that one&#039;s coins sell for -- the more funds there are to buy MORE coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; (I&#039;m just glad that generally speaking, coin collecting has fared MUCH better than stamp collecting has over the past quarter-century. Don&#039;t ask me how I know that.&nbsp; ;-o ) </p><p><br /></p><p>Nonetheless, all that aside, yes, it is a JOY to find ancient coin bargain$ that come along!&nbsp; :-D&nbsp; And even when losing money on a re-sale, one must reasonably include the non-monetary value derived from ownership such as entertainment, and education in languages, mythology, ancient history &amp; politics, numismatics, and (very much relevant to this thread) learning how to attribute coins.&nbsp; What a JOY it is to sleuth out an attribution using the various means available online at no cost. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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