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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2670011, member: 56859&quot;]I had no interest in history whatsoever until ancient coins came into my life.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story, which I&#039;ve shared many times, is here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/how-i-became-interested-in-ancient-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/how-i-became-interested-in-ancient-coins" rel="nofollow">http://www.tifcollection.com/how-i-became-interested-in-ancient-coins</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I enjoy reading contemporaneous histories of the coins I collect.&nbsp; However, equally enjoyable are ancient coins for which little history is known.&nbsp; Sometimes I enjoy those <i>more</i>-- imagination can create the story <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; A coin&#039;s appearance is often what I am drawn to.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t necessarily mean it has to be pristine-- just visually interesting or artistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m more interested in the day-to-day life of ordinary ancient people than in blow-by-blow battle recitations and military histories.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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