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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2211982, member: 42773"]My suggestions apply to bronze. Silver is a different ballgame - in fact, silver is very pricey where the bronze is cheap (on my list). For high-grade Roman silver, look at the antoniniani of Gordian III and Philip II, and denarii from the Severan dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can certainly spend a dollar a coin, but that's too low by my reckoning. Personally I prefer to collect coins in VF grades and higher. You get what you pay for, and a dollar won't buy you more than a very worn, corroded coin that's barely attributable, if at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2211982, member: 42773"]My suggestions apply to bronze. Silver is a different ballgame - in fact, silver is very pricey where the bronze is cheap (on my list). For high-grade Roman silver, look at the antoniniani of Gordian III and Philip II, and denarii from the Severan dynasty. You can certainly spend a dollar a coin, but that's too low by my reckoning. Personally I prefer to collect coins in VF grades and higher. You get what you pay for, and a dollar won't buy you more than a very worn, corroded coin that's barely attributable, if at all.[/QUOTE]
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