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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3325687, member: 56859&quot;]While this has changed over time, essentially the primary question is &quot;is it interesting&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Currently, provincial coins with unusual reverses or reverses which tell a story or which have an unusual deity rank highest, especially coins of Roman Egypt.&nbsp; I will however still buy a coin from any era if it strikes my fancy in some way. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, it doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp; It is only limited by budget.&nbsp; I will likely not add many coins to my collection this year or for the foreseeable future due to lack of funds (thanks, hurricanes Irma and Maria <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; Instead I&#039;ll focus on better organization and reading about the coins I already have... which could easily take a few years <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have some &quot;wantlist&quot; coins and a tremendous number of &quot;watchlist&quot; coins-- those which catch my interest in some way and I mark them in some manner (saved on ACsearch, saved to a watchlist, bookmarked, set for notification on Numisbids, etc).&nbsp; A coin&#039;s inclusion on such a list doesn&#039;t necessarily mean its purchase is imminent <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve only been collecting ~5 years so not that long <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Perhaps 3-4 years for a couple of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>90+%&nbsp; from auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Daily.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not a lot of time because most of my coins are not likely to have appeared in pre-internet print auctions.&nbsp; For the more &quot;important&quot; coins I own, I do spend some time looking for unreported prior sales and appearances.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~20-30 books, a couple dozen old catalogs (not counting catalogs received from auction houses since I started collecting), and many dozens of old or public domain digital books or catalogs.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>My primary goal is to have fun with the hobby-- learning things as I go, perhaps educating others in some cases, all while acquiring fabulous little bits of history and art <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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