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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4486930, member: 97383&quot;]R.C., That is interesting analysis <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I think if most of us applied the same formula to coins we purchased 30 to 40 years ago we would be less than happy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I can remember buying quinarii of that quality in the 1970s for $10 or less. It is one level above &quot;junk box&quot; material. Many of the U.S. coins I was putting hard earned money into during the 1970s &amp; 80s had investment returns far worse than that quinarius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! That is one reason I switched from buying modern coins to ancient coins. As Doug Smith pointed out, ancient coins offer much more than a measurable investment return that modern coins don&#039;t have. Aside from being rarer than modern coins, ancient coins have an alluring mystique that modern coins don&#039;t have. They have artistry &amp; aesthetic qualities that only hand-craftsmanship can offer. I&#039;m sure when the next coming recession knocks on our door we&#039;ll see falling prices in the ancient coin market, but that drop in value will be temporary &amp; not as severe as U.S. &amp; other modern coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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