Collecting coins- the final hook for collecting Chinese coins

As someone who collects coins and paper money, and who has some unusual tastes, I had been helping other dealers to attribute and price some World Coins. I told one dealer my story of the two Chinese coins, and he reached under the counter, took out a 1 Pound box of Velveeta Cheese, and said, "Here are a bunch of Chinese coins. No one is interested in them. If you would like them, they are yours." The box was full of Chinese coins, of all ages. I had a great time cataloguing them, and most of them are still part of my collection. This was enough to really pique my interest in the area of Chinese coins. Collecting coins and paper money has led me into different areas, with this one giving me over 35 years of interest, knowledge, and stories- that of collecting East Asian coins and paper money. Collecting coins and paper money can take one into very interesting areas.