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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3051266, member: 51347&quot;]I like everything you posted.&nbsp; It is also:&nbsp; treat others as you would want to be treated... I always try to look at everything from the OTHER person&#039;s perspective.&nbsp; That said, I have been out of &quot;Moderns&quot; or US collecting for 30 years.&nbsp; However, I have been collecting Ancients for around 25 years... I find #4 and #15 are not as applicable for Ancients collecting.&nbsp; There are no real &quot;price guides&quot; in Ancients, other than historical Auction hammers and/or Dealer prices listed on sites.&nbsp; And the handling aspect:&nbsp; virtually every Ancients Dealers at shows or their shops HAND you their coins OUT of flips, etc.&nbsp; Ancient coins are not really affected by normal handling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every Ancient that I have purchased face-to-face were always handled without gloves, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple that I bought face-to-face at shows - and we handled the coins during our discussions / transactions:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763629[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus Janus 225-215 BCE Cr 28-3 Sear 31</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763630[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Quinarius Drachm Half Quadrigatus 225-212 BCE 3.1g 18mm Janus Jupiter in Quadriga L Victory ROMA Cr 28-4 S 35 SCARCE[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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