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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2568178, member: 19463&quot;]There is a word for this sort of collecting: Normal.&nbsp; It is easy to get carried away and buy every coin we see in some area (e.g. Parthian) and then get burned out not to buy another for some time.&nbsp; Some of us are general collectors in the sense that we have coins from many genres but many, certainly I, acquired these in spurts.&nbsp; Picasso had his &quot;Blue Period&quot;.&nbsp; I had my Probus Years and Severan Years and Minor Silver Years etc. etc. etc....&nbsp; I&#039;m not even sure what phase I&#039;m in now but nine in 2016 were Eastern.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this, I wish you well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note to all new and old: Around the first of the year YOU will be expected to post a summary of your year 2016 in coins.&nbsp; In my case, I am agonizing over selecting ten favorite new acquisitions for a &quot;Best of 2016&quot; thread.&nbsp; Of course I could still get December winners that may alter that list but now is the time to start thinking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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