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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4985526, member: 75143&quot;]My story:</p><p><br /></p><p>From age 7-18, I collected exclusively US coins, usually from circulation with a small minority from purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>From 12-22, I collected US paper money, almost always from circulation with just a couple purchased.</p><p><br /></p><p>From 18-24, I collected foreign paper money.</p><p><br /></p><p>From 22-24, I collected foreign coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>From 24-now, I collected Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>My reasons for changing:</p><p>1. US coins are boring to me. The designs are lackluster and there&#039;s no real fun in collecting 150 examples of the same design, just with a different date or mintmark</p><p>2. So I started getting foreign coins which opened up a literal world of designs and a very low price point.</p><p>3. Modern US paper money is boring. Older US paper is prohibitively expensive.</p><p>4. Foreign paper money is often very cheap, and often very beautiful. Similarly-aged and designed foreign paper could cost $20, while the equivalent US paper would be $200+</p><p><br /></p><p>5. After everything, I decided that Roman coins were the best because they have lots of designs, 1000 years of history, and unlimited historical background and knowledge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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