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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1328552, member: 112"]JBaker - I'll second what Hobo said. Knowledge comes first, especially if your primary interest is history. So knowing where to start and what direction to go in will depend largely on the particular kind of history that interest you the most.</p><p><br /></p><p>One way to figure that out is to think about what you like. Think about movies for example. When you were a kid what kind of movies did you like the most ? Odds are you still like them. I'm talking about the genre - movies about a certain period in history. It could be anything - westerns, colonial period, WWI, WWII, etc. Or it could be movies about ancient Rome, or medieval Europe with knights in armor. Or the movies like the Musketeers, the Man in the Iron Mask etc. Or pirate movies, discovery of the New World with sailing ships battles at sea and like that. Anything that reaches out and grabs you, makes you say to yourself I want to watch that ! That, would give you a direction to go in.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is just so much history that ties in with coins ! Most folks don't even think about it like that. But if you have an interest in a particular period of history, then you a have a place to start <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1328552, member: 112"]JBaker - I'll second what Hobo said. Knowledge comes first, especially if your primary interest is history. So knowing where to start and what direction to go in will depend largely on the particular kind of history that interest you the most. One way to figure that out is to think about what you like. Think about movies for example. When you were a kid what kind of movies did you like the most ? Odds are you still like them. I'm talking about the genre - movies about a certain period in history. It could be anything - westerns, colonial period, WWI, WWII, etc. Or it could be movies about ancient Rome, or medieval Europe with knights in armor. Or the movies like the Musketeers, the Man in the Iron Mask etc. Or pirate movies, discovery of the New World with sailing ships battles at sea and like that. Anything that reaches out and grabs you, makes you say to yourself I want to watch that ! That, would give you a direction to go in. There is just so much history that ties in with coins ! Most folks don't even think about it like that. But if you have an interest in a particular period of history, then you a have a place to start ;)[/QUOTE]
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