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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2270296, member: 76194"]Hello, I am currently focused on 19th century American coinage, but I thought I'd pick up a side hobby, and decided to set part of my yearly coin budget towards getting 3 or 4 Roman Republic silvers per year (I'm a big fan of the pre-Imperial era). </p><p><br /></p><p>Not knowing much about Roman coinage, I just bought an NGC (graded VF) M. Tullius Roma silver denarius. I should be receiving it in the mail by Friday. I probably overpaid for the slab, but honestly, I don't know enough yet to dare buy raws and not get a fake. Also, all my US 19th century coins are slabed, so this makes it easier for storage purposes (I have NGC slab holders in my safe already with coins).</p><p><br /></p><p> So why did I start with M. Tullius? Because it was the first picture of a pre-Imperial coin I ever saw as a kid, and its always stayed on mind...and I told myself I would get one someday. I will post pictures when I get it, but would appreciate any information on this coin you can provide in the meantime, and any guidance you can give me, as I intend to purchase more Roman Republic coins in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2270296, member: 76194"]Hello, I am currently focused on 19th century American coinage, but I thought I'd pick up a side hobby, and decided to set part of my yearly coin budget towards getting 3 or 4 Roman Republic silvers per year (I'm a big fan of the pre-Imperial era). Not knowing much about Roman coinage, I just bought an NGC (graded VF) M. Tullius Roma silver denarius. I should be receiving it in the mail by Friday. I probably overpaid for the slab, but honestly, I don't know enough yet to dare buy raws and not get a fake. Also, all my US 19th century coins are slabed, so this makes it easier for storage purposes (I have NGC slab holders in my safe already with coins). So why did I start with M. Tullius? Because it was the first picture of a pre-Imperial coin I ever saw as a kid, and its always stayed on mind...and I told myself I would get one someday. I will post pictures when I get it, but would appreciate any information on this coin you can provide in the meantime, and any guidance you can give me, as I intend to purchase more Roman Republic coins in the future.[/QUOTE]
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