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<p>[QUOTE="Hispanicus, post: 2464809, member: 72626"]Icerain, </p><p>Great thread. I would fall into the majority section of the bell curve with my response. My wife puts up with all of my strange collecting habits such as old woodworking tools (that incidentally are put to good use), and actually likes a few of the more artistically executed coins. Similarly, my son appreciates Roman coins since he has visited Roman sites and has a relative point of reference. However, I will not gush on in detail to either since I know that too much information will trigger GES, otherwise known as glazed eyeballs syndrome. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for friends, I generally don't show anything unless I know that they would be genuinely interested. The exception would be two very old friends that don't collect but are real history nuts and would definitely appreciate the coins, where they came from, symbolism, ruler and all that is fascinating to us collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hispanicus, post: 2464809, member: 72626"]Icerain, Great thread. I would fall into the majority section of the bell curve with my response. My wife puts up with all of my strange collecting habits such as old woodworking tools (that incidentally are put to good use), and actually likes a few of the more artistically executed coins. Similarly, my son appreciates Roman coins since he has visited Roman sites and has a relative point of reference. However, I will not gush on in detail to either since I know that too much information will trigger GES, otherwise known as glazed eyeballs syndrome. As for friends, I generally don't show anything unless I know that they would be genuinely interested. The exception would be two very old friends that don't collect but are real history nuts and would definitely appreciate the coins, where they came from, symbolism, ruler and all that is fascinating to us collectors.[/QUOTE]
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