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<p>[QUOTE="jolumoga, post: 1847816, member: 41780"]OK, I found 2 more Roman coins on eBay for $17-18 each. I know these are not of the best quality out there, but I just want to show others that you can pick up nice historical pieces for under $20.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should mention my criteria so far:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I only buy coins that are or appear to approximate the correct weight. I therefore like my denarii to weigh about 3 grams and my early antoniniani to be at least 4 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I also have a preference for dates with higher silver purity, even though most of the value of these coins is numismatic. Although the denarius was generally purer than the antoninianus, the heavier weight of the early antoniniani (4-5 grams vs. 3 grams) meant that some issues had more silver content than some of the later denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an informative website on the decline of the silver purity of the denarius and antoninianus:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As a silver bug, I might be one of the few here who really care about silver purity. At the least, this is an interesting economic indicator of ancient Rome. However, I wouldn't rule out buying bronze or copper coins in the future. They were obviously more commonly used by the commoners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the 2 coins I snapped up today. Like I said, this is addictive. The antoninianus is of Gordian III and the denarius is of Antoninus Pius. Both should have at least 1.5 grams of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I know, I love silver, that's why I am most often (or have been in the past) posting in the bullion forum. I am a convert to numismatics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jolumoga, post: 1847816, member: 41780"]OK, I found 2 more Roman coins on eBay for $17-18 each. I know these are not of the best quality out there, but I just want to show others that you can pick up nice historical pieces for under $20. I should mention my criteria so far: 1. I only buy coins that are or appear to approximate the correct weight. I therefore like my denarii to weigh about 3 grams and my early antoniniani to be at least 4 grams. 2. I also have a preference for dates with higher silver purity, even though most of the value of these coins is numismatic. Although the denarius was generally purer than the antoninianus, the heavier weight of the early antoniniani (4-5 grams vs. 3 grams) meant that some issues had more silver content than some of the later denarii. Here is an informative website on the decline of the silver purity of the denarius and antoninianus: [url]http://www.tulane.edu/~august/handouts/601cprin.htm[/url] As a silver bug, I might be one of the few here who really care about silver purity. At the least, this is an interesting economic indicator of ancient Rome. However, I wouldn't rule out buying bronze or copper coins in the future. They were obviously more commonly used by the commoners. Here are the 2 coins I snapped up today. Like I said, this is addictive. The antoninianus is of Gordian III and the denarius is of Antoninus Pius. Both should have at least 1.5 grams of silver. Yeah, I know, I love silver, that's why I am most often (or have been in the past) posting in the bullion forum. I am a convert to numismatics.[/QUOTE]
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