What would you suggest I buy for my 1st Ancient Coin?

Personally what got me was finding one I really liked the look of. A friend wanted me to sell of his small collection. I collected U.S. coins as a kid. I seen a coin he had that I thought was really pretty and told him I'd help him if he gave me the coin. At the time I had no clue of the value. I just think it is a great looking coin. So look for something that makes you interested in learning who it is on the coin and what they were about.

Basically look at it like you are buying a painting. Look for a work of art that makes you want to know more about it.
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That's a nice looking Drachm @ChasPay. Welcome to CT

 

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[QUOTE = "Pishpash, должность: 2688249, член: 71514"] Вот ссылка на vcoins для монет под $ 20
https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=2&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=20&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords= & searchExactPhrase = & searchTitleAndDescription = True & searchDateType = 0 & searchMaxRecords = 100 & SearchOnSale = False & Неназначенный = False [/ QUOTE]
It's good. But it's not a fact that buying a coin for $ 20 you can also sell it for $ 20, although a year, antique coins and antiques rise in price by 5 percent.

 

[QUOTE = "Sallent, должность: 2689559, член: 76194"] Ну, если вы не возражаете тратить около $ 45 или $ 50, вы можете всегда смотреть на Гордиан III или даже Филиппа I Ant.

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These coins are in excellent condition and they are worth it.

 

What a big world of Ancient Coins. So many of you warned me. I stayed up looking at coins until my eyes were so blurry they wouldn't focus. Then dreamt about them fitfully all night. That one's neat...so it is that one....and that one....

Of course the coins that I like best are in the $1500-$4500 range. Ha!

Back to reality. I'm starting to circle in on which way I might head, but do have a question, and this isn't something I won't attempt right away. What are your views on the lots of uncleaned coins? The ones that look like deer droppings. Are they worth trying to clean? I have an old electroplating set up from years ago that can be used to reverse plate.

 

I also like coins for $ 1500- $ 4,500, but I do not have that much money and so I buy coins at the price of my money. But I do not do not buy uncleaned coins even for $ 1, because these untreated coins will look bad in comparison with my other coins. I have a very large and rare coin of Cleopatra, but I do not put it in my collection box. Because it looks very bad compared to my other antique coins.

 

OK, I will forget about that.
Did you get my message about the Antonians?

 

No, I did not see, if possible repeat.

 

I couldn't find these:

[QUOTE = "Sallent, должность: 2689559, член: 76194"] Ну, если вы не возражаете тратить около $ 45 или $ 50, вы можете всегда смотреть на Гордиан III или даже Филиппа I Ant.

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These coins are in excellent condition and they are worth it.

 

OK. Thank you. I watched

 

You suggested these were in excellent condition, and worth buying. I couldn't see them.

 

There are plenty of good coin hunting suggestions in this thread. Let me suggest a couple inexpensive ancient coin books. IMHO these two books will provide much fun.

Handbook of ancient Greek and Roman Coins by Klawans

Collecting Greek Coins by John Anthony

BTW, here is an ancient coin that I purchased for something like $25 or $30. It is a high grade coin of Constantine I from 307 - 337 AD.


Buy something that you enjoy.

 

Thank you.
I like sestitions in very good condition.

 

I love "all" coins ... but don't merely run-out and buy a coin that's a good deal!!

Example => Constantine-I and Gordian-III are relatively inexpensive rulers (oh, I'm merely talking in the big-picture ... the common type coins)

Ummm, but I suggest that you try finding a coin that speaks to "you" ... don't just be a sheep and buy a common, inexpensive coin ...

I love "Greek" coins

 

I also love Greek coins, and Roman coins too. But all the antique coins can not be purchased - they are several thousand kinds and therefore I choose beautiful antique coins (a beautiful drawing or a beautiful portrait of the Roman emperor)

 

Well, I wish you luck ... unlike you, I find it extremely easy to buy coins (whether they're my first or my last!!)

 

I have spent apx 25-30 hrs looking and re-looking between Vcoins and Ebay, and reading and re-reading all the posts/suggestions on this thread. I've decided go by what looks good to me to start with as has been suggested. Trouble is, too many of them are way too interesting. I started to bookmark and put on watch lists so I can go back and cull. Those seem to have gotten out of hand too. And I've noticed that my original $20 is getting soft. Just a peek at the $30 coins lead to the $40, $50, and a few higher. Sure is fun though. And, I really enjoy the help everyone has given.



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$218 is my coin soft-spot ... that is the average price of my almost 500 coin collection

... and yah, my first coin was $25 (I still love it, but I know that I love $218 coins a bit more!!)



I'm just sayin' ... you can wade-in, or jump in!!



... good luck either way!!

Man, the suspense is killing me!!

 

Be careful and don't feel rushed. The British Museum claims to have a collection of about 1 million coins but not all are ancient. Their collection is far from complete so I really do not consider it a stretch to say there are a million ancients of which you will see a fraction (a new coin an hour for a long life would fall short of their collection). Since you are freed the stress of possibly having them all, just buy the ones you like and don't listen to people like me who might tell you what you should like. If, after you have collected for 50 years, a day goes by that you do not see a coin that is new to you, it would be fair to call you very well educated. If I go a day without learning something, it is because I did not look hard enough.