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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3012600, member: 19463&quot;]Welcome.&nbsp; You will find the group here on Coin Talk is quite varied in every way.&nbsp; Some live for the site; others visit it when they can.&nbsp; Some have thousands of coins in their collection; others are thinking about buying their first.&nbsp; Some rarely spend under $1000 for a coin; others can not imagine spending $100 all in one place.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A major decision for a beginner but one that can be changed at any time is just what do you collect.&nbsp; Your first coin was a Roman Imperial denarius of the adoptive emperor Trajan.&nbsp; That does not mean that your next coins must be any, let alone all, of those things.&nbsp; In my slightly over 50 years in the hobby, I adjusted my path in collecting several times.&nbsp; I started with Romans as most do but wished I could aford more Greeks.&nbsp; I overlooked the fact that there are some lower priced Greeks.&nbsp; Until the 1990&#039;s&nbsp; I rarely looked at any coin that was not Greek or Roman but then &#039;discovered&#039; Indian, Parthian, Sasanian and other non-Classical (not Greek or Roman) civilizations.&nbsp; I suggest you keep an open mind to possibilities that may or may not appeal as the chances appear.&nbsp; You undoubtedly got Frank Robinson&#039;s new list where he is selling many Indian coins.&nbsp; Some will be thrilled; many will be bored.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I love my books but only have a few (hundred).&nbsp; They are not cheap.&nbsp; I suggest making use of the Internet resources available for free in addition to paper and ink books.&nbsp; For beginners, I like my series of pages on the Vocabulary of Ancient Coins in the belief that there are many terms you need to know to correspond with others in a meaningful manner.&nbsp; Coin Talk is a good place to &#039;talk&#039;.&nbsp; Do visit my pages.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com\dougsmith\voc.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com\dougsmith\voc.html" rel="nofollow">www.forumancientcoins.com\dougsmith\voc.html</a></p><p>At this instant it appears they are down.&nbsp; I hope that is temporary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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