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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 4508691, member: 75641&quot;][USER=111966]@NicholasMaximus[/USER] </p><p>Hello from one Nick to another!&nbsp; Seriously the folks here in the ancient forum are pretty great.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you are earnest and making your own efforts with coins, you can always post here and everyone will chime in to help you get unstuck.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had the hardest time reading the legends at first because my eyes suck and I was unfamiliar with what words I was looking for.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to get a really good reference book that will teach you about what to look for when identifying (most come partially identified if you are not dealing with a full time dealer) a Roman coin, spend the $45 on Aorta: A guide for the Roman Coin Collector by Rasiel Suarez.&nbsp; He’s the same guy who runs Tantalus mentioned above.&nbsp;&nbsp; For each emperor and family member that had coins issued in their name, he breaks down IDs by the bust type (learning the difference between “laureate,” “draped,” “cuirassed” and other variants is more important than you know yet), legends, reverses, mint marks and has pictures to help you see what you are looking for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wildwinds is another great site that you can explore and see and learn a lot about ancients by clicking around.&nbsp; Become familiar with it, they have reference numbers for coins that would cost $1,000s of dollars to purchase (the references that is).</p><p><br /></p><p>I also recommend trying out the auctions on Biddr as you get your feet wet.&nbsp; VCoins is also a place where you can shop freely and you will not be buying coins of questionable integrity.&nbsp;&nbsp; A suggestion though is to see if a seller on VCoins has a stand alone online shop as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; You may get a better deal on the same coin purchased through the direct online site. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] is a smart man.&nbsp;&nbsp; Buy a spiral notebook and keep notes on every coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; You’ll figure out a system of records that you like soon enough but you can’t input data into your system if you don’t have it from the get go.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is so much fun to be had.&nbsp; Ask us questions, we will have your back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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