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Message:: [QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2810867, member: 75525"]Great advise above. I spent a couple of years looking at ancient coins before I decided I could get the most bang for my buck with Roman Republican denarii. They were (are) relatively inexpensive for the quality and age. I started buying VF for $50 +/- a bit. I think that option is still there. I like the stories (Tarpeia, Cipius, etc.) that go with the coins / RR moneyers more than the grade. Others have chosen the big silver coins of Alexander the Great. Buy a few books, find a library that has a collection of books you can use (the ANA mails books on loan) and of course read things from the internet. I looked at coins at local coin shows and the few coin shops that carried ancients. I would wait a bit before selecting a "collecting area".<ul> <li>I would focus on coins that spoke to me. It is better to buy at a coin show because you can see what you are buying. The downside is that selection is less and often a bit more expensive.</li> <li>I would completely avoid uncleaned coins that do not have a provenance and I did not see first.</li> </ul> [USER=19615]@Volodya[/USER]  do not abandon hope, I have a few ex-museum pieces in my collection. Of course an EID-MAR is not likely to leave the MFA Boston.[/QUOTE]