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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1757825, member: 19463&quot;]Just about exactly 50 years after I first bought an ancient in a coin store in Indianapolis, I returned to the same town but a different store (and considering none of the staff were old, to a different seller) and bought a few more.&nbsp; Since I don&#039;t travel with my coin camera, there are no photos tonight but I was reminded how my favorite way of buying ancients is in person at a store.&nbsp; It is even better than coin shows because the crowds are not so big and the rush is less (except for needing to leave before my wife died of boredom or starvation - coin buying does not fill her needs like it does mine).&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let me recommend those who travel to check local coin stores you see and discover which ones have ancients.&nbsp; I need to stop discriminating against places with large signs saying they buy gold.&nbsp; It is too much to expect a sign in the window &#039;We Sell Ancients&#039;.&nbsp; My experience is about one in two hundred but it never hurts to ask.&nbsp; I probably should have bought more but most coins were either half what I would expect (but already had) or twice what I&#039;d pay (usually due to grade).&nbsp; That is the name of the game.&nbsp; I bought a couple of the expensive sort and a few more at bargain price but overall I believe the contents of the bag I took away was worth more that the price asked.&nbsp;&nbsp; The fun of the hunt made them a bargain.&nbsp; I&#039;m starting to think I should travel with my microscope so I could feel better about some of the selections but, overall, it was a good day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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