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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1966856, member: 19463&quot;]I just went on eBay ancients and looked ate the first three pages when you check US only and 200 lots per page.&nbsp; Out of the 600, a few were not coins, six were definite fakes (there may be more but I don&#039;t think many), between 30 and 60 were what I would call reasonably decent lots and not already over what I would call a fair price.&nbsp; I saw one I&#039;d call a bargain (this will change in the last seconds when a bargain becomes a mistake in the blink of an eye).&nbsp; That leaves 500+ that I could not recommend to anyone due to condition and price.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this sort of depressing.&nbsp; If I went to vCoins and looked at 600 random coins, how many would be in the &#039;reasonably decent and fair&#039; group?&nbsp; I have trouble telling a beginner where to buy coins.&nbsp; After a while we all have certain dealers like those mentioned above that increase the chances of getting reasonable coins selected randomly.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do believe that you would be happier seeking what you call &quot;common-as-dirt stuff&quot; but avoiding things that look like they suffered badly over the last couple thousand years.&nbsp; I made the image below for a talk I&#039;m giving.&nbsp; Except for the coin in the top row center, all should sell in the $5 to $25 range (depending on where you are and who is selling).&nbsp; The middle row are all common-as-dirt stuff but strike me as the sort of thing that would fill the need as described.&nbsp; No?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]348216[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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