Finally willing to admit that my wife may be right.

So here I sit, fat and sassy (hopefully not too much of either), perusing coins available on my favorite web pages when viola(!), a gold-plated 2008 250 shilling coin from the Somali Republic catches my eye. The obverse has a Statue of PTAH with the skullcap enameled on the coin! The reverse denotes it as one of the Treasures of Tutankhamun. Amazing how nice a $15 coin can be and how expensive the end result will be. It is the start of a new signature set for me; 'The Empire Builders'. Coins from all over the world where diverse civilizations have made contributions to get us to where we find ourselves today. Our ancient ancestors you might say.

As a history buff, I can't wait to get started. Who the heck was PTAH? I already possess some ancient Greek and Roman coins for inclusion and hopefully will find some Chinese, Byzantine, etc. to add.

My wife has been telling me I'm crazy for quite some time and I'm beginning to think maybe she has a valid point. Enjoy and thanks for reading.

Dan