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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1135277, member: 26302&quot;]Jason, there are a lot of great people here who can help you. A little background on ancients and collectng ancient coins. First, the ancient romans minted millions to hundreds of millions of coins a year, for hundreds of years. There are literally millions of them having been found, and more every year. Most ancient coins are not worth as much as a 1916d dime. Always remember, age does NOT equal value with coins. I have thousands of ancient coins, but my most expensive coin is date 1795.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beginners as others have said are frequently drawn to &quot;uncleaned coins&quot; thinking they have a great chance to find a rarity. Trust me, some of the best experts in the world have seen these coins already, and picked out almost all of them potentially valuable. There is little chance to find overly valuable coins in these groups, possible, but unlikely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting ancient coins is not like collecting US coins, you will find yourself learning loads of history, reading and learning from books and websites, valuing your books more and more as time goes on, etc. THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF THE HOBBY. Its not &quot;easy mode&quot; like US collecting is, every coin you know exactly what it is and what the market value is, and be able to buy whatever you want, whenever you want. I have wanted coins before that weren&#039;t terribly valuable, but been unable to locate them for a few years. This was with me checking all major auctions, shows, etc. Rare and scarce ancient coins are rare and scarce, they sometimes are simply unavailable. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a first book, if you think you will like Roman coins, I would suggest the 1988 version of David Sears &quot;Roman coins and their values&quot;. It is the last time he printed it all in one volume. The pricing is relative, but can show you common issues versus rare ones, and has lots of great background info for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let us know if we can be of help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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