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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 8209115, member: 72790"]I apologize in advance for moving beyond the exclusively numismatic portion of this topic but as I see it, there are folks in this world who are upset by the nagging notion that there are some people, somewhere, who somehow, are happy with their lives and not really much interested in turning their lives (and those of others)) upside down because they have some kind of need to turn every concern into a world crisis requiring immediate draconian intervention to prevent Gotterdammerung. My modest collection of Corinthian drachmai, Republican denaraii, Imperial sestertii, Byzantine folles, and assorted medieval pennies, was gathered from sources where no one has been harmed in their gathering and have served well to acquaint young students, not just with an enjoyable hobby, but to have delivered into their hands a physical link between the world of antiquity and their own. If someone is trying to sell a guilt trip, sorry, but I am not buying. And just to prove the point here are a few of my guiltless coins which make me feel great for all the good they have done while in my care.[ATTACH=full]1439607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1439609[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1439610[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 8209115, member: 72790"]I apologize in advance for moving beyond the exclusively numismatic portion of this topic but as I see it, there are folks in this world who are upset by the nagging notion that there are some people, somewhere, who somehow, are happy with their lives and not really much interested in turning their lives (and those of others)) upside down because they have some kind of need to turn every concern into a world crisis requiring immediate draconian intervention to prevent Gotterdammerung. My modest collection of Corinthian drachmai, Republican denaraii, Imperial sestertii, Byzantine folles, and assorted medieval pennies, was gathered from sources where no one has been harmed in their gathering and have served well to acquaint young students, not just with an enjoyable hobby, but to have delivered into their hands a physical link between the world of antiquity and their own. If someone is trying to sell a guilt trip, sorry, but I am not buying. And just to prove the point here are a few of my guiltless coins which make me feel great for all the good they have done while in my care.[ATTACH=full]1439607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1439609[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1439610[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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