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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2330629, member: 77077&quot;]Well said all!&nbsp; There are beautiful and historic coins available in all price ranges.&nbsp; It helps to know what is out there and what they usually sell for. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also really enjoy the searching process.&nbsp; I look through many sources as I have time and pounce on things I have been looking for when I can.&nbsp; When you finally score something you have been searching for over 5, 10, 15 or more years it is tremendously satisfying.&nbsp; If you could just call up JC Penney and order an Elis Stater for $3.99 anytime you wanted it would not be nearly as much fun.&nbsp; It took me 20+ years to find this Stater and be able to afford it.&nbsp; I love the Elis series for the connection to the Olympics.&nbsp; The thought that this coin is very worn because someone got it while attending or participating in the Olympics and then carried it as a good luck charm the rest of their life really appeals to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472466[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Elis Stater</p><p>Obverse: Hera wearing a stephamos decorated with leaves</p><p>Reverse: Winged thunderbolt with FA (of the Elians) surrounded by olive wreath</p><p>From the 98th Olympics in 388 B.C. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was told way back that a guy named BCD bought up all the Elis coins on the market and it was very hard to get one(?)&nbsp; Maybe things have changed in the last few years or maybe it is easier to search the whole world now to find things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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