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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 671772, member: 112&quot;]On the contrary, I would think it proves a great deal. Read the quote again - </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&quot;spurious methods are objects of study, and a sample of a forged denarius is carefully examined and the aldulterated coin is bought for more than genuine ones.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now why in the world would anyone during that time period pay extra for a counterfeit denarius <u>unless</u> they were collecting them ?</p><p><br /></p><p>But no, I cannot point to a specific book and tell you here&#039;s the proof. I can only relate what some of the greatest numismatic minds of the ages have said - that collecting has gone as long as coins have existed. That said, I have little doubt there are those who can point to the books and say &quot;here is the proof&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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