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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 5366528, member: 110226"]My warped humor aside, I have in the past shown some of my coins to others on a limited basis, only friends I know very well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I've tried to get two young people, a son and daughter, interested in ancients. I even gave the daughter a stater of Corinth as a graduation gift when she moved on from elementary school to middle school. Neither of them are really interested, though. Minecraft has a much higher priority in the overall scheme of things for them, and that's understandable, especially in this time of pandemic and isolation. Perhaps when they're older and more mature I'll have better luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few nights ago I showed the family, at dinner, my Pupienus sestertius. They couldn't get past the name, especially the kids, who were cracking up. The mother was scandalized. Oh well, I guess Pupienus might not have been the best choice as a lesson in ancient history at the time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 5366528, member: 110226"]My warped humor aside, I have in the past shown some of my coins to others on a limited basis, only friends I know very well. Recently I've tried to get two young people, a son and daughter, interested in ancients. I even gave the daughter a stater of Corinth as a graduation gift when she moved on from elementary school to middle school. Neither of them are really interested, though. Minecraft has a much higher priority in the overall scheme of things for them, and that's understandable, especially in this time of pandemic and isolation. Perhaps when they're older and more mature I'll have better luck. A few nights ago I showed the family, at dinner, my Pupienus sestertius. They couldn't get past the name, especially the kids, who were cracking up. The mother was scandalized. Oh well, I guess Pupienus might not have been the best choice as a lesson in ancient history at the time.[/QUOTE]
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