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Message:: [QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3587607, member: 82549"]eBay is a good place to start, too, provided that you keep your initial purchases and/or bids under $10 or, at most, $15. There are a lot of fakes on eBay, but by keeping your initial purchases under this amount, you are likely (although not guaranteed) to avoid getting ripped off. Also, bidding $8 or $10 on auction coins is a great way to learn the relative value of different coins. Chances are you won't win many coins, but you'll be notified of the final selling price, so you'll get some idea of the market price of different emperors, types, etc., (keeping in mind, though, that auction prices on eBay tend to be about 1/3 to 1/2 lower than what most dealers charge). [Full disclosure: I sell coins on eBay, but most of the coins I sell are in the $25-$100 range.] If you use VCoins, you can usually avoid overpaying by using their "low to high" sort feature. Depending on what you are interested in, you might search "Athens owl tetradrachm" or "Trajan denarius." Then after the results come up, you can rearrange the order of the coins by using the "Sort By:" drop down menu and selecting "Price: lowest first." The cheapest specimens will appear at the top of the screen. These may be too beat up for your taste, so scroll down until you find one in a condition that is acceptable to you and a price you think is reasonable.[/QUOTE]