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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 3956742, member: 86498&quot;]When I started collecting ancient coins back in the early 1970&#039;s it was a very solitary pursuit. Nobody collected Roman coins locally nor did the local coin shows nor dealers ever have more than a few. At least the local university library had a good selection of books on ancient coins. By necessity I had to look to U.S. and European dealers to find coins that I was interested in. The problem was by the time the FPLs reached me most of the coins were gone. By the late 1980&#039;s things began to change. A dealer who was really interested in ancient coins set up in a city about 200 miles away and would go to the major shows and so when he came back I would drive down to see what he had. With the advent of the digital age, the whole world changed. I maintain a number of friends that have similar interests to me. I have a few that are local, a few that I have met on line, some at shows( U.S. and Europe), and some that I have met because of my lectures on ancient coins here in western Canada and in New York. So far I have met 4 CT members and I hope to meet some more at the NYINC. </p><p>&nbsp; However at the end of the day I have to say that my collection is a personal journey constrained by my knowledge ( or lack of it) financial considerations and opportunity. I know that when I am given the opportunity to look at other collections, i always find coins that are interesting, some that I would really like to own and then others.... well not so much I assume when others look at mine there is much the same pattern.</p><p>&nbsp; My very first Greek coin Metapontion stater 330-290 B.C. Obv. Head of Demeter right. Rv. grain ear. Johnson C 8 12. 7.66 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1042288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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