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<p>[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 11051758, member: 135271"]Welcome to the fascinating world of ancient coins, [USER=136180]@Abramthegreat[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=118540]@sand[/USER] has a lot of good suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p>For buying, I mainly use VCoins and MA-shops, as well as auctions such as CNG, Savoca (on biddr).</p><p><br /></p><p>As you're aware, ancients are a lot different from modern coins in that there are no generally accepted price guides, and grading can be a bit more difficult. So it's important to research any coin you're interested in and look at past sales to get an idea of how much it's worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking as a beginner myself, I would recommend spending a little more on an ordinary coin of higher quality, than going in for a "rare" coin in poor shape. As someone has said before, there's nothing more common than a rare ancient coin. But that is just my personal opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for books, the <i>Ancient Coin Collecting</i> series by Wayne G Sayles is a great resource. Also I recommend Sear's <i>Roman Coins and their Values</i> as about the most affordable extensive reference for Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Harlan J Berk's <i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i> is a fascinating book as well and definitely worth picking up![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 11051758, member: 135271"]Welcome to the fascinating world of ancient coins, [USER=136180]@Abramthegreat[/USER] ! [USER=118540]@sand[/USER] has a lot of good suggestions. For buying, I mainly use VCoins and MA-shops, as well as auctions such as CNG, Savoca (on biddr). As you're aware, ancients are a lot different from modern coins in that there are no generally accepted price guides, and grading can be a bit more difficult. So it's important to research any coin you're interested in and look at past sales to get an idea of how much it's worth. Speaking as a beginner myself, I would recommend spending a little more on an ordinary coin of higher quality, than going in for a "rare" coin in poor shape. As someone has said before, there's nothing more common than a rare ancient coin. But that is just my personal opinion. As for books, the [I]Ancient Coin Collecting[/I] series by Wayne G Sayles is a great resource. Also I recommend Sear's [I]Roman Coins and their Values[/I] as about the most affordable extensive reference for Roman coins. Harlan J Berk's [I]100 Greatest Ancient Coins[/I] is a fascinating book as well and definitely worth picking up![/QUOTE]
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