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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2099621, member: 19463&quot;]I collect coins made before machines were used in the process.&nbsp; Not every place changed over to the modern way at the same time.&nbsp; Technically, I believe the term ancient should cut off at about 500 AD but when Coin Talk separated Ancient and World into two groups I believe you will find more of us here on ancients wanting to talk about 1300 than you will over on the World board where more people have later cut offs and consider only coins listed in the Krauss catalogs.&nbsp; Of course there are a few people who collect everything.&nbsp; I have a few US even but I don&#039;t understand the desire to have a set of a hundred coins distinguished only by their dates and mintmarks. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as places to buy coins, I really prefer to see the coins before buying.&nbsp; That makes coin clubs, local shops and coin shows preferable but 90% of us do not live near one of these.&nbsp; I will be attending a big show in Baltimore at the end of the month and suggest you find something like that within a couple hours drive if such exists.&nbsp; Another little point about us here on CT is that relatively few of us are into selling coins or caring whether this is a $10 coin or a $50 coin.&nbsp; Steve pays more for coins than I do but he lives 1000 miles from nowhere numismatically speaking so his options do not include joining me for a Baltimore show.&nbsp; He could take a long hike to the ANA in Portland but it might be cheaper for him to continue paying $20 for what I consider $10 coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Members who live in London or New York also pay more just like they do when they go out for fast food.&nbsp;&nbsp; When you ask a question here, you are addressing a wide variety of personalities in a wide variety of places.&nbsp; JA and Bing are about as non-snob as we get.&nbsp; I think most of us hate to see beginners paying $50 for $10 coins because they listened to some expert but we do tend to believe it is better to tell the truth rather than sugar coat it.&nbsp; If that is being a snob.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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