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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3129976, member: 39084&quot;]Some unorganized thoughts about this potential book:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. There should be general price indicators for each coin, possibly illustrated as in the following scale:</p><p><br /></p><p>$$$ -- Very expensive</p><p>$$&nbsp;&nbsp; -- Moderately expensive</p><p>$&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -- Attainably expensive</p><p>¢&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -- Available on a budget</p><p><br /></p><p>You could also include a range of symbols (e.g., $ - $$$) for those coins (such as owls) whose price can vary wildly.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. As AncientJoe suggests, I agree that for any coin that is available in different metals, all metals should be shown, such as the aureus version of the Tribute Penny denarius or the Claudius IMPER RECEPT aureus/denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The book should contain an introduction chapter that includes:</p><p><br /></p><p>- what the definition of an ancient coin is (hand struck? before a certain date?)</p><p>- the criteria for selecting coins that appear in the book (this will be fun...)</p><p>- why ancient coins are so different from machine-struck coins (cleaning, handling, fragility, condition issues such as centering and evenness of strike, etc.)</p><p>- introduction to condition/grades?&nbsp; (I&#039;m not so sure about this topic)</p><p>- sources for acquiring ancient coins, including metal-detecting in the UK</p><p>- ancient and modern forgeries</p><p>- suggestions?</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, it&#039;s important to differentiate such a book from Berk&#039;s <i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i>.&nbsp; I still love this latter book but <i>200 Ancient Coins You Should Know</i> needs to be broader and geared a bit more toward the novice collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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