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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 1928084, member: 44316&quot;]I have happily visited many museums in Europe and the US with antiquities and enjoyed them. If they had ancient coins on display, that was a big bonus. That said, as part of a long car trip I visited a coin friend last week who lives over 1000 miles away. We communicate by e-mail and sometimes by phone, but I have seen him only twice before in 20 years. He brought home from the bank boxes of his ancient coins for me to see. We spent hours viewing his coins in hand, sometimes with a magnifying glass, and discussing them, sometimes including where he got them, what he thinks of the dealer, and occasionally how much they cost. Nothing was for sale; it was viewing and conversation. A wonderful and memorable experience!</p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing visiting a museum and visiting a collector, visiting a serious collector wins hands down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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