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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1867014, member: 39084&quot;]Unlike modern coins, ancient coins don&#039;t lend themselves easily to categories or collectible themes.&nbsp; As a U.S. coin collector, you&#039;ve probably specialized in certain coin types (e.g., Lincoln Head cents, Liberty Standing half dollars, etc.) and your goal as a collector is defined by those denominations.&nbsp; In ancients, there are much broader ranges of coin types, and it is literally impossible to have a &quot;complete collection&quot; of anything.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(BTW, it&#039;s Doug, not Dave as you write in your post above.)&nbsp; Since you&#039;ve collected modern coins, you might find it somewhat difficult to follow Doug&#039;s recommendation not to specialize.&nbsp; It&#039;s natural to want your collection to have some sort of focus.&nbsp; On the other hand, there are a lot of appealing ancient coins and it&#039;s easy to find a wide variety of coins that might appeal to your initial interests.&nbsp; One of the best approaches to figuring out what you want is to do a lot of reading and research before you actually buy any particular coin.&nbsp; For example, look at this page from Forum Ancient coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Resources/Collector_Resources.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Resources/Collector_Resources.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Resources/Collector_Resources.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the left column, you&#039;ll find Forum&#039;s Portrait Gallery, based on the theme &quot;portraits of ancient Roman emperors.&quot;&nbsp; Browse through them and see if they appeal to you, or if you just like certain portraits or certain denominations (aurei, denarii, sestertii, etc.).&nbsp; This is an example of how research and online resources can be helpful in defining your collecting focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you browse through the threads on this site, you&#039;ll notice a lot of back-and-forth about the quality of coins that are purchased by collectors of ancients.&nbsp; In my opinion, this is a very significant decision that&#039;s better to make early in your ancient-collecting life: do you want to focus on fewer coins of better quality (but more expensive), or more coins of moderate quality that are more affordable?&nbsp; Think about this a good deal before making a commitment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, and don&#039;t hesitate to ask a lot of questions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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