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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jhonn, post: 287325, member: 5418&quot;]I agree with Jerome for the most part. American coinage is overrated and generally overpriced. But, people are willing to shell out thousands and thousands for whatever reason in order to obtain certain rarities. I have a U.S. type set that I am proud of and am still working on, but I would never spend more than $200 for any coin in that set. Most hover around the $40-$80 range. At the same time, I love world and ancient coinage because there is so much more history and beautiful artistry just waiting to be discovered, and because they are so &#039;cheap&#039; compared to U.S. coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess it definitely comes down to personal taste. However, I think most Americans who collect ONLY American coins are simply uninformed as to the vast variety of collecting opportunities that exist outside the realm of U.S. issues, and maybe don&#039;t feel like investing the time in learning about another nation&#039;s coinage. Certainly, most Americans are fairly ignorant when it comes to world history/politics, so I don&#039;t see why this kind of self-absorbed behavior wouldn&#039;t carry over into the numismatic realm [and yes, I realize that comment is going to probably garner some negative feedback].[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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