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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DiomedesofArgos, post: 5367827, member: 115035&quot;]The reaction I get is not usually believing they are fake but rather amazement that I have such coins.&nbsp; Here&#039;s some texts after I sent someone a pic of my Alexios I hyperpyron a few days ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>[29.12.20 10:29]</p><p>Wow it&#039;s an antique</p><p><br /></p><p>[29.12.20 10:29]</p><p>How can you buy these things?</p><p><br /></p><p>[29.12.20 10:29]</p><p>Shouldn&#039;t the coin be in the museum?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This reaction is pretty typical.&nbsp; A couple of times I have been asked if coins are real, but no one&#039;s every shown disbelief once I confirm they are.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I generally have short conversations about coins with people (5-10 minutes), but it hasn&#039;t yet lead to someone wanting to collect.&nbsp; They&#039;re interested in the coins to the extent that they are interested in me and want to know about me and what I like.&nbsp; The same way I might talk about cars or sports or clothes or jewelry or any number of things I personally have very little interest in.&nbsp; I&#039;ll enjoy the conversation if I like the person because I want to know about them and also give them an opportunity to share something that makes them happy.&nbsp; But I&#039;ll probably never be up for a deep dive or technical discussion in hobbies that I don&#039;t gravitate to on my own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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