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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4847817, member: 101855&quot;]I have been collector for over 60 years, but I have only been collecting ancient Roman Imperial coins for about three. Before that, I collected U.S. coins extensively and have a lot of experience with British coins, hammered and milled. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t trust myself entirely, but I try to avoid certified coins when I can. I deal with dealers who belong to the international organizations. I know that I am probably paying more, but at least I am not ending up with copies and counterfeits. </p><p><br /></p><p>Collect what you like, but eventually you do need to come up with a strategy. I have developed a want list of Roman emperors up to Constantine the Great. I have tried get a thumbnail history of each one of them into my old head with a notebook that I update constantly. That’s what I did with my British collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand that seem shallow to a lot of advanced ancient collectors, but the subject is so huge that you can’t do everything. For example, I used to collect U.S. half cents by die variety. </p><p><br /></p><p>I ran into an impenetrable wall with collection. I knew the collectors who had the coins I needed, and they were not going to sell any time soon. The message was clear. I needed to go into another direction, and I moved into areas that were possible and not totally frustrating. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have rambled here, but a collection can be anything you want to make it. You do need to have some goals, but they don’t have be other people’s goals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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