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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8353617, member: 99456"]I agree with the two previous posters : be cautious with any investment thesis - coins can be fun, an education and do have some intrinsic value. I wrote up a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of ancient coins as an investment: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/my-investment-thesis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/my-investment-thesis" rel="nofollow">Happiness of the People</a>. Also note the price of Athenian tetradrachms which changed a lot when a large hoard of nice coins was discovered.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many reference materials it is hard to know where to start - IMO for pricing the best reference book is an online auction database that often lets you find what someone paid for your coin in the past (all ancients are unique). You can research how prices have gone up (and down) in auctions over the last 20+ years for your coins of interest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8353617, member: 99456"]I agree with the two previous posters : be cautious with any investment thesis - coins can be fun, an education and do have some intrinsic value. I wrote up a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of ancient coins as an investment: [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/my-investment-thesis']Happiness of the People[/URL]. Also note the price of Athenian tetradrachms which changed a lot when a large hoard of nice coins was discovered. There are so many reference materials it is hard to know where to start - IMO for pricing the best reference book is an online auction database that often lets you find what someone paid for your coin in the past (all ancients are unique). You can research how prices have gone up (and down) in auctions over the last 20+ years for your coins of interest.[/QUOTE]
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