I very much agree with
Curtis, I think he is absolutely correct. I am a collector , have been all my life, granted I do love
history but with each
collection I have
had my prized possessions and those have always created a sense of pride. My profession is Art Sales and people do collect art for all the reasons he listed as well. Collectables are desires.
I started my Ancient coin
collections with
Roman Empresses, I moved on until a coin that I found in a mixed lot caught my attention. I choose
Byzantine coins not because I am deeply religious, I just appreciated the coins and I loved the fact that there are fewer collectors of mid
medieval Byzantine bronze, it was a time period that has the most potential for new finds and new information. I never thought it would take this long to
complete my
collection but I then realized mine might be the first
complete collection of my
denomination.
I recommend the
new collector starts broadly and then narrows down their
collection focus to a common theme. Knowledge is power, so when you start getting serious about your
collection you increase your knowledge regarding that theme.
