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<p>[QUOTE="Archeocultura, post: 7854822, member: 97204"]I have been collecting Romans since 1974 when I sold my collection of Dutch coins to a 'dealer' . He wasn't a numismatist as I knew more about the coins he sold than he did. I would never have called myself then a numismatist as I realized how little I knew. Only decades later, having seen thousands of ancients passing my hands, I dared call myself numismatist at a modest level. But I know stories to tell about rulers, denominations and representations on coins; yet I am no scholar. Most people trading coins are dealers and few are really knowledgeable. Beware of those who state their merchandise is 'very rare' and then show a bad quality common example. Slabbed ancients are often of poor quality and only slabbed to get more money. I buy internationally and meet many sellers. One of the nicest jokes French sellers accidentally make when appraising an 'Altar of Lyons' coin of the emperors Augustus or Tiberius (altar = autel in French) to describe the coin as a 'Hotel de Lyon' coin. Then I know I am dealing with someone who knows nothing about numismatics, but he/she makes my day!</p><p><br /></p><p>Frans[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Archeocultura, post: 7854822, member: 97204"]I have been collecting Romans since 1974 when I sold my collection of Dutch coins to a 'dealer' . He wasn't a numismatist as I knew more about the coins he sold than he did. I would never have called myself then a numismatist as I realized how little I knew. Only decades later, having seen thousands of ancients passing my hands, I dared call myself numismatist at a modest level. But I know stories to tell about rulers, denominations and representations on coins; yet I am no scholar. Most people trading coins are dealers and few are really knowledgeable. Beware of those who state their merchandise is 'very rare' and then show a bad quality common example. Slabbed ancients are often of poor quality and only slabbed to get more money. I buy internationally and meet many sellers. One of the nicest jokes French sellers accidentally make when appraising an 'Altar of Lyons' coin of the emperors Augustus or Tiberius (altar = autel in French) to describe the coin as a 'Hotel de Lyon' coin. Then I know I am dealing with someone who knows nothing about numismatics, but he/she makes my day! Frans[/QUOTE]
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