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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2506928, member: 51347&quot;]Most of us Ancients collectors are probably ex-modern collectors, including myself. Mint production and condition seem to drive a lot of modern coin prices. Low mintage of 100,000 or 10,000 or 1,000, or even 100 was considered &quot;scarce&quot; or &quot;rare&quot;. I dropped out of modern collecting 20 years ago roughly concurrently with my collecting Ancients 25 years ago. I started getting more serious in Ancient collecting around 5 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect based on history, capturing the coins as placemarkers touching that time in History. I like them circulated as I enjoy the concept that they have been held and transacted by humans during Ancient times.&nbsp; I never plan to sell my collection, rather I plan to will them to interested Grandkids. That being said, I have specifically focused my efforts NOT to spend large amounts on high-end coins (however, I am quite capable to), rather to focus on what historical placemarkers that I can acquire.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it very exciting that using this strategy, I have found and acquired several coins with a known population of under 20 pieces. I have some with under 5 pieces known. One of my coins has an impeccable provenance and only two known: one in the British Museum and the other one is mine.&nbsp; I am not spending big money per coin. Over the last year I have probably captured around 200-300. However, I am satisfying my collecting urge to &quot;touch Human History&quot; at several, and at some really cool and critical junctures in time. Each of these coins fall within my strategy of being affordable virtually on anyone&#039;s budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no way that I could have this kind collecting strategy in Modern coins, and have the satisfaction of &quot;touching history&quot; as well as having some incredibly rare coins like I do collecting Ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not approach coin collecting as an investment. I use other asset acquisition strategies for investment. Rather, coins are my Hobby and Ancient Coins touching ancient humans as placemarkers in History are my passion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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