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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2927237, member: 10461"]I guess I'm the opposite of a lot of people. I respect my home country's coins, and do enjoy them, but here in the USA our coins just don't go so far back in history as those of other countries and civilizations. And part of the appeal for me is learning the history, geography, stories, and romance of other lands, which is what makes me a primarily World coin collector. (I do like US coins, too, though, and the USA <i>is </i>a part of the wider world, of course.) I like to <i>travel</i> by collecting, through both time and space.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, US coins being more in demand by our larger population of collectors, they tend to be much more expensive in relative terms. I've found World, Ancient, and Medieval coins to be a much better value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins have also taught me 90+ percent of what I know about geography, history, geopolitics, mythology, and other subjects like the Arts and culture. That little bit of knowledge that got drummed into me in school when I was half-asleep in some classroom while an equally-bored teacher droned on just didn't sink in as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2927237, member: 10461"]I guess I'm the opposite of a lot of people. I respect my home country's coins, and do enjoy them, but here in the USA our coins just don't go so far back in history as those of other countries and civilizations. And part of the appeal for me is learning the history, geography, stories, and romance of other lands, which is what makes me a primarily World coin collector. (I do like US coins, too, though, and the USA [I]is [/I]a part of the wider world, of course.) I like to [I]travel[/I] by collecting, through both time and space. Also, US coins being more in demand by our larger population of collectors, they tend to be much more expensive in relative terms. I've found World, Ancient, and Medieval coins to be a much better value. Coins have also taught me 90+ percent of what I know about geography, history, geopolitics, mythology, and other subjects like the Arts and culture. That little bit of knowledge that got drummed into me in school when I was half-asleep in some classroom while an equally-bored teacher droned on just didn't sink in as well.[/QUOTE]
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