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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3368105, member: 14873&quot;]This has been a great thread. It seems most participants in this discussion have refocused their collecting interests at some time - some multiple times. I have. I started off collecting Julio-Claudian coins of all denominations; shifted in a few years to collecting Julio-Claudian Sestertii exclusively; changed my collecting interests to mostly Carausius/Allectus coins; made a major change to collecting mostly Tetrarchic coins produced by the London Mint; and recently back to collecting Julio-Claudians.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have stated my collecting criteria numerous times here: Coins that to me have significant historical association and exhibit everyday use and wear during their lifetime (so that I can handle them without experiencing undue apprehension), reasonably well centered and with (as far as practical) complete and legible inscriptions. As they say: “That is what floats my boat”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like many here I have had to dispose of a lot of coins in order to refocus. In that regard I have made many mistakes, especially in selling off coins that were really special to me (with the thought I could always replace them later - that may never happen for all kinds of reasons). I have particular remorse in selling a Claudius IMPER RECEPT denarius and a Caligula “three sisters” sestertius - I never have been able to replace them. That is why I advise to think long and hard before selling coins that are really close to your heart.</p><p><br /></p><p>But as many others have said, it all comes down to what YOU really enjoy at any period of your collecting lifetime:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893352[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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