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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2795610, member: 83845&quot;]Welcome to the dark side [USER=78950]@NLL[/USER]. There are a lot of folks on here that can tell you better than me but I&#039;ll include a few suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Books</u></p><p><br /></p><p>I am definitely not the type of commenter who thinks they must tell everyone they must &quot;buy the book before you buy the coin&quot; but if you have a genuine interest I highly recommend a few books as a fun place to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like Greek!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]650310[/ATTACH]</p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] recommended this book to me and I think it is excellent.&nbsp; Very undervalued for its content.&nbsp; Mine was around $20 I believe.&nbsp; It is not just a catalog of coins for reference and cataloging. It gives history and context to the coins it discusses.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like Roman!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]650312[/ATTACH]</p><p>Some people aren&#039;t a fan of ERIC II but despite whatever flaws it has I really like it.&nbsp; It is more of a catalog reference book but includes some information on all the emperors it covers.&nbsp; I think mine was $70ish.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Places to buy</u></p><p><br /></p><p>Best advice is to use only reputable dealers. Exercise caution when buying on eBay as there are a lot of fakes and even experienced collectors have trouble spotting them sometimes.&nbsp; There are a lot of good dealers&nbsp; and I can&#039;t possibly name them all but here are a few of my favorites.&nbsp; Most are on Vcoins</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ancient Imports</b> - One of my overall favorites and has some good sub $35 offerings.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>L. Alexander Wolfe</b> - Good dealer for coins from Judaea and the Middle East.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ken Dorney</b> - A fellow CTer with great stuff on offer at Vcoins and occasionally at auction as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] is also great and I&#039;ve bought several of my favorite coins from him.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope the above is helpful. I look forward to seeing you post some of your coins as you get them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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