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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3149530, member: 96635"]I don't have any picture examples or anything. But I just wanted to share that when I started collecting (around 6 weeks ago) and I saw ancient coins on the internet I was so in love with the details on the coin, that is what made me start collecting (and ofcourse the tons of history behind it). However when I received my first coin, oh god they actually look 100x better in real life in my own hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I really like about the coins is that they are shiny, on the pictures like the ones above that shininess is not really present. Especially the bronze coins look kind of dull (like a matt color), but when I am holding my bronze coins they are actually really nice, shiny and metallic like. This is actually what made me appreciate bronze coins as much as silver ones! Anytime I buy a new coin I am excited and then when it actually arrives I stare at it for minutes how beautiful they actually are.</p><p><br /></p><p>This hobby is really taking me in its grasp already, to the point my girlfriend is already telling me to slow down buying coins! I always tell her that this is just the beginning, so prepare <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3149530, member: 96635"]I don't have any picture examples or anything. But I just wanted to share that when I started collecting (around 6 weeks ago) and I saw ancient coins on the internet I was so in love with the details on the coin, that is what made me start collecting (and ofcourse the tons of history behind it). However when I received my first coin, oh god they actually look 100x better in real life in my own hands. What I really like about the coins is that they are shiny, on the pictures like the ones above that shininess is not really present. Especially the bronze coins look kind of dull (like a matt color), but when I am holding my bronze coins they are actually really nice, shiny and metallic like. This is actually what made me appreciate bronze coins as much as silver ones! Anytime I buy a new coin I am excited and then when it actually arrives I stare at it for minutes how beautiful they actually are. This hobby is really taking me in its grasp already, to the point my girlfriend is already telling me to slow down buying coins! I always tell her that this is just the beginning, so prepare :D[/QUOTE]
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