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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2620213, member: 56859"]I strongly disagree, Bing. While it is better to post coins individually, the OP were to spam the board with fifty individual posts, knocking the more interesting threads to page three, I'd pitch a hissy fit. Even posting all fifty in groups of 8-10, if done all at once, is pushing it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=81306]@RTScott1978[/USER], Bing gave some great advice in your first post:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-identifications-help-pt-1.289454/#post-2620071" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-identifications-help-pt-1.289454/#post-2620071">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-identifications-help-pt-1.289454/#post-2620071</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A common reaction to ancient coins is "WHOA! These are two thousand years old! They must be rare and worth a <b>fortune</b>!!"</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, if the thinker had visions of dollar signs dancing in his brain, ancient coins exist in the tens of (hundreds of?) millions, with more found all the time. Your friend's coins are average but nice and at a glance appear to be common. Values will range from ~$10 to a few hundred dollars-- most are in the lower range.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your friend's collection is fantastic though. It could provide a huge amount of entertainment should he develop an interest in ancient coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2620213, member: 56859"]I strongly disagree, Bing. While it is better to post coins individually, the OP were to spam the board with fifty individual posts, knocking the more interesting threads to page three, I'd pitch a hissy fit. Even posting all fifty in groups of 8-10, if done all at once, is pushing it. [USER=81306]@RTScott1978[/USER], Bing gave some great advice in your first post: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-identifications-help-pt-1.289454/#post-2620071[/url] A common reaction to ancient coins is "WHOA! These are two thousand years old! They must be rare and worth a [B]fortune[/B]!!" Unfortunately, if the thinker had visions of dollar signs dancing in his brain, ancient coins exist in the tens of (hundreds of?) millions, with more found all the time. Your friend's coins are average but nice and at a glance appear to be common. Values will range from ~$10 to a few hundred dollars-- most are in the lower range. I think your friend's collection is fantastic though. It could provide a huge amount of entertainment should he develop an interest in ancient coins :)[/QUOTE]
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