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One of my main areas of interest are Northumbrian stycas. These are base metal copper/brass coins of 9th century northern England that are some of the most boring coins ever made. The typical one has… (View Post)

You can buy old stamps for below face value if the costs are adding up. (View Post)

Excellent pick-ups. Especially like the 1st coin of Aethiliraed (?Aethelred of Mercia). I have two examples of that elusive reverse boustrophedon issue, and I really like the runic text. The traiditi… (View Post)

Lose focus Buy stuff I don't need Accumulate duplicates Spend too much Misplace stuff And generally have fun doing it all (View Post)

I don't think it's all for money or glory. A collector of modest means can never really compete with the big boys. Thus a focus on knowledge of a series and specialization on varieties rather than th… (View Post)