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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 1689315, member: 44154&quot;]RIC means Roman Imperial Coinage. Not much difference between Roman Imperial Coins, but it is the official title of the reference book set.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is no such site but it might be a good one to make. I can give you a few pointers but if you&#039;re really interested there is a lot of learning to be done, hence a large learning curve.</p><p><br /></p><p>Knowledge is the key to collecting ancient coins. Not to mention patience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug&#039;s site is a good place to start to read about different types of ancients and regions, just to see what you&#039;re interested in. I myself decided to collect Roman Imperial coins because as a beginner I needed already well documented coins, easy to read, not to mention affordable for most common coins. There are many articles on his site that should help you, including how to grade the condition of a ancient coin, anywhere from normal wear, problem coins, conditions of preservation, manufacture, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also good to learn how to attribute coins and know what you&#039;re looking at. In this case I suggest you read this page at FORVM Ancient Coins. Learning to read some languages would also help. Latin is what I study with Roman Imperial coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Roman%20Coin%20Attribution%20101" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Roman%20Coin%20Attribution%20101" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Roman Coin Attribution 101</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As far as prices are concerned. It&#039;s different than modern coins and I can see people getting confused when making the transition because I was also confused for awhile but not so much anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>ERIC II, a newer Roman Imperial reference book has a rarity list for Roman Imperial Rulers, that also gives average Ebay and auction prices. It&#039;s a general price on average, but does not cover all obverse and reverse types or varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>After looking around at the various markets, you will see and understand prices a lot better. For one, sellers sell coins at whatever they want to sell them for. But there is a limit to it. They won&#039;t be able to sell a common coin for too much more than it&#039;s worth. For example, if you have a $20 coin, one seller might try to sell it for double (yes, some will try it). That same coin might go on sale for $16-$18, or you can ask for a deal and get lucky to get it for $15. The thing is to look at coins for a particular type to see an average price for a particular grade. It can be tricky but you can get the hang of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is so much to learn but it doesn&#039;t need to be learned by Tuesday. lol Take your time and enjoy it too. I only briefly covered a few things to get you started. What the others posted should help you as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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