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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 3206438, member: 83956"]<font size="3"> Here’s a thread to refer beginners to. I think other CT members may have tried this sort of thing in the past, but it might be a good idea to do it again. I posted a version of this as a reply to a beginner question last week, and it was suggested that I start a new thread with it, so here it is. It’s weak in Greek and Medieval (and pretty much anything non-Roman), so those collectors are especially encouraged to follow up with suggestions.</font></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>ANCIENT COINS BEGINNERS’ FAQ THREAD</b></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p>We get a lot of new members on the ancients board asking the same questions. Here’s a link to some helpful threads for folks new to ancient coins. <span style="color: #ff0000"><b><u>WELCOME!</u></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I’M NEW TO ANCIENTS. WHERE CAN I START LEARNING?</b></p><p>Here. <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>BEGINNER BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS? </b></p><p>See this thread. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-resources.309870/#post-2975333" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-resources.309870/#post-2975333">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-resources.309870/#post-2975333</a></p><p>And this one: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/learning-about-ancient-coins.323737/#post-3192010" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/learning-about-ancient-coins.323737/#post-3192010">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/learning-about-ancient-coins.323737/#post-3192010</a></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/intro3.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/intro3.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/intro3.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>HOW DO I LEARN TO ATTRIBUTE ROMAN COINS?</b></p><p><a href="http://coins2.calkinsc.com/old_site/rcrc/rcrc.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins2.calkinsc.com/old_site/rcrc/rcrc.html" rel="nofollow">http://coins2.calkinsc.com/old_site/rcrc/rcrc.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.romancoin.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.romancoin.info/" rel="nofollow">http://www.romancoin.info/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i.html#C" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i.html#C" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i.html#C</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>WHAT SHOULD I COLLECT?</b></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/for-beginners-who-ask-what-should-i-collect.308319/#post-2950249" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/for-beginners-who-ask-what-should-i-collect.308319/#post-2950249">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/for-beginners-who-ask-what-should-i-collect.308319/#post-2950249</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>WHERE CAN I BUY WITH CONFIDENCE?</b></p><p><a href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/" rel="nofollow">http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.augustuscoins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.augustuscoins.com" rel="nofollow">www.augustuscoins.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bargainbinancients.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bargainbinancients.com" rel="nofollow">www.bargainbinancients.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ma-shops.com/</a></p><p>This list here: <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>THOUGHTS ON “UNCLEANED” COINS?</b></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/uncleaned-ancient-coins.298025/page-2" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/uncleaned-ancient-coins.298025/page-2">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/uncleaned-ancient-coins.298025/page-2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>COIN AUCTIONS?</b></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trustworthy-auction-sites-for-ancient-coins.288658/#post-2605823" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trustworthy-auction-sites-for-ancient-coins.288658/#post-2605823">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trustworthy-auction-sites-for-ancient-coins.288658/#post-2605823</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>OTHER RESOURCES</b></p><p>Doug Smith’s excellent coin pages: <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC: </b><a href="http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/" rel="nofollow">http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>BYZANTINE:</b> <a href="https://www.doaks.org/@@search?Subject%3Alist=Numismatics" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doaks.org/@@search?Subject%3Alist=Numismatics" rel="nofollow">https://www.doaks.org/@@search?Subject:list=Numismatics</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 3206438, member: 83956"][SIZE=3] Here’s a thread to refer beginners to. I think other CT members may have tried this sort of thing in the past, but it might be a good idea to do it again. I posted a version of this as a reply to a beginner question last week, and it was suggested that I start a new thread with it, so here it is. It’s weak in Greek and Medieval (and pretty much anything non-Roman), so those collectors are especially encouraged to follow up with suggestions.[/SIZE] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000] [B]ANCIENT COINS BEGINNERS’ FAQ THREAD[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] We get a lot of new members on the ancients board asking the same questions. Here’s a link to some helpful threads for folks new to ancient coins. [COLOR=#ff0000][B][U]WELCOME![/U][/B][/COLOR] [B]I’M NEW TO ANCIENTS. WHERE CAN I START LEARNING?[/B] Here. [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/[/url] [B]BEGINNER BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS? [/B] See this thread. [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-resources.309870/#post-2975333[/url] And this one: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/learning-about-ancient-coins.323737/#post-3192010[/url] [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/intro3.html[/url] [B]HOW DO I LEARN TO ATTRIBUTE ROMAN COINS?[/B] [url]http://coins2.calkinsc.com/old_site/rcrc/rcrc.html[/url] [url]http://www.romancoin.info/[/url] [url]http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm[/url] [url]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i.html#C[/url] [B]WHAT SHOULD I COLLECT?[/B] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/for-beginners-who-ask-what-should-i-collect.308319/#post-2950249[/url] [B]WHERE CAN I BUY WITH CONFIDENCE?[/B] [url]http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/[/url] [URL='http://www.augustuscoins.com']www.augustuscoins.com[/URL] [URL='http://www.bargainbinancients.com']www.bargainbinancients.com[/URL] [url]https://www.ma-shops.com/[/url] This list here: [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html[/url] [B]THOUGHTS ON “UNCLEANED” COINS?[/B] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/uncleaned-ancient-coins.298025/page-2[/url] [B]COIN AUCTIONS?[/B] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trustworthy-auction-sites-for-ancient-coins.288658/#post-2605823[/url] [B]OTHER RESOURCES[/B] Doug Smith’s excellent coin pages: [url]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/[/url] [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC: [/B][url]http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/[/url] [B]BYZANTINE:[/B] [URL='https://www.doaks.org/@@search?Subject%3Alist=Numismatics']https://www.doaks.org/@@search?Subject:list=Numismatics[/URL][/QUOTE]
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