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<p>[QUOTE="savitale, post: 5437500, member: 95284"][USER=107431]@Matthew Kruse[/USER] : I feel your pain. I started collecting ancient coins three years ago. In that time I have bought two coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had collected US coins for about 15 years. The transition is very difficult, I find. There are no price guides, no population reports, no Registry Sets, no Redbook. There's no well-defined set for you to complete. For me, completing sets was what kept me engaged with US coins; there was a goal and I could make measurable progress toward it. With ancient coins it appears you need to make your own goal, or, as most do, be content with having no goal at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what have I been doing for three years? Trying to figure out what I want to collect. I have learned an incredible amount, not about any one type but about the ancient coin market and community as a whole. Here are the resources I use:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/">CoinTalk</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php" rel="nofollow">Forvm Ancient Coins</a></p><p><a href="https://www.coin.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coin.com/" rel="nofollow">Edward J. Waddell</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">CNG</a></p><p><a href="https://coins.ha.com/world-and-ancient-coins/?ic=Task-coins-world-121913" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/world-and-ancient-coins/?ic=Task-coins-world-121913" rel="nofollow">Heritage</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shannaschmidt.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shannaschmidt.com/" rel="nofollow">Shanna Schmidt</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794846327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=269T2TP87COIA&dchild=1&keywords=100+greatest+ancient+coins&qid=1610862194&sprefix=100+greatest+an%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794846327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=269T2TP87COIA&dchild=1&keywords=100+greatest+ancient+coins&qid=1610862194&sprefix=100+greatest+an%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">100 Greatest Ancient Coins</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Ancient-Greek-Roman-Coins/dp/030709362X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FMQBR73J1EB2&dchild=1&keywords=handbook+of+ancient+greek+and+roman+coins&qid=1610862292&sprefix=handbook+of+ancient+%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Ancient-Greek-Roman-Coins/dp/030709362X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FMQBR73J1EB2&dchild=1&keywords=handbook+of+ancient+greek+and+roman+coins&qid=1610862292&sprefix=handbook+of+ancient+%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nyinc.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nyinc.info/" rel="nofollow">NYINC</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="savitale, post: 5437500, member: 95284"][USER=107431]@Matthew Kruse[/USER] : I feel your pain. I started collecting ancient coins three years ago. In that time I have bought two coins. I had collected US coins for about 15 years. The transition is very difficult, I find. There are no price guides, no population reports, no Registry Sets, no Redbook. There's no well-defined set for you to complete. For me, completing sets was what kept me engaged with US coins; there was a goal and I could make measurable progress toward it. With ancient coins it appears you need to make your own goal, or, as most do, be content with having no goal at all. So what have I been doing for three years? Trying to figure out what I want to collect. I have learned an incredible amount, not about any one type but about the ancient coin market and community as a whole. Here are the resources I use: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/']CoinTalk[/URL] [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php']Forvm Ancient Coins[/URL] [URL='https://www.coin.com/']Edward J. Waddell[/URL] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/']CNG[/URL] [URL='https://coins.ha.com/world-and-ancient-coins/?ic=Task-coins-world-121913']Heritage[/URL] [URL='https://www.shannaschmidt.com/']Shanna Schmidt[/URL] [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794846327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=269T2TP87COIA&dchild=1&keywords=100+greatest+ancient+coins&qid=1610862194&sprefix=100+greatest+an%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1']100 Greatest Ancient Coins[/URL] [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Ancient-Greek-Roman-Coins/dp/030709362X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FMQBR73J1EB2&dchild=1&keywords=handbook+of+ancient+greek+and+roman+coins&qid=1610862292&sprefix=handbook+of+ancient+%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1']Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins[/URL] [URL='http://www.nyinc.info/']NYINC[/URL][/QUOTE]
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