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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 3506561, member: 44210&quot;]It was the third Sunday of April of 2011 when I began my journey into ancient coin collecting. I was 19 and had recently become more interested in Roman history, more specifically the late empire and the fall of the west. I was still collecting US coins at the time and I had found out about the Ft Lauderdale coin club show in my area. I decided to go. I knew practically nothing about ancient coins, so I was hoping, but not expecting, to find an affordable ancient coin, but by and large this was a US coin hunting expedition.</p><p><br /></p><p>To my surprise I walked away with not one, but two Roman coins. Naturally I was very excited. They were your typical later Roman bronzes, some I&#039;m sure wouldn&#039;t bat an eye towards, but they were (and still are) special, and they were mine. Immediately I researched them, and made the decision to go back the next month to buy more ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]930029[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]930030[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall I&#039;m highly satisfied with how I did these past eight years, and there have certainly been acquisitions I was very surprised to have had the good fortune of acquiring in my relatively short collecting career. My interest in and knowledge of ancient and medieval history have increased exponentially, and I&#039;ve made some awesome coin-friends along the way. I can only dream about what the next eight years will hold. I know for a fact that this year will mark a huge milestone, the first time I meet some of you in person, for I will be in attendance at FUN this summer.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/odoacervk-jpg.821967/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading, and may Fortuna smile on all our collections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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