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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1893053, member: 5682&quot;]The interest for world (non-Ancient) coins ebbs and flows.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there is far less passion here for non-Ancient coins beyond the grade and rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collectors of Ancients, on the other hand, enjoy putting the coin in some sort of&nbsp; historical context. This is less so for world coins (and still even less for American coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>I write this as someone who has an almost equal interest in English/British coinage and medals (from 1660-1753) as I do for Ancient Roman coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have many expert and knowledgeable numismatists of British coinage here, for example. We should avail ourselves of this valuable resource, also. Unfortunately, world coinage discussion on this site too frequently starts and ends with a discussion about a coin&#039;s grade, without a further discussion of the associated history .</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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