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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ls8driver, post: 789283, member: 15006&quot;]I collected stamps as a kid, but never coins. I&#039;ve always been interested in history and read historical novels avidly. A couple of years ago, I read a series of novels about the adventures of some Roman legionaries and co-incidentally saw a few Roman coins on eBay. This made me think &quot;why not collect a few&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>After a few purchases of very dirty coins and some relatively unsuccessful attempts at cleaning, I came to the conclusion that Roman coins were (a) too expensive and (b) too hard to clean. At the age of 67, my patience was limited.</p><p><br /></p><p>When at school, we were never taught anything about China, so I decided to look into Chinese history and Chinese coins. this was fatal! I&#039;m now addicted to both. I have several history books and a collection approaching 1000 coins ranging from cowries through Ban Liang, Wu Zhu, Kai Yuan Tong Bao to a wide range of N &amp; S Song, Ming and Qing issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>My wife, who is Chinese, thinks I&#039;m quite mad. Sometimes I agree, but every time I gloat over a new coin, I know I&#039;ve done the right thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see more Chinese coins on CoinTalk. :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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