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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Deacon Ray, post: 3957083, member: 81896&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000">G</span></font><font size="5">reat post, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] ! When I first became interested (<i>obsessed is actually more like it</i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) in collecting ancient Judaean coins, I couldn’t imagine anyone <i>not</i> being equally excited about my collection. </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><i>Well</i>, after 4 or 5 years now, I’ve come to realize that most folks fall into one of three categories. 1. They are skeptical about authenticity; 2. They feel sorry for me because they think I’m gullible and throwing my money away; </font></font><i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">or</font></font></i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> 3. They’re not the least bit interested and don’t care to see or hear about them.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">This forum keeps me connected with the only folks <i>I’m aware of </i>who share my interests. I hold memberships and regularly communicate with various online numismatic organizations such as the American Israel Numismatic Association and the NGC Collector’s Society. </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Reading about ancient coins inspires me. Books by David Hendin, Ya’akov Meshorer, and Wayne Sayles have been very motivating.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><font size="6"><b><i>Joie de vivre</i></b></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="3">Added thoughts—Christmas 2019</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I read the words that I posted last night and I’m ashamed to admit that they sounded rather negative. I want to state that collecting ancient coins and sharing them with other collectors is an absolute joy for me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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