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<p>[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 1135116, member: 25270"]When I was just getting started I bought some lots on eBay. Many people sell a certain weight of foreign coins for around five dollars, but of course shipping is extra. You have to try to be discerning though because some lots are better than others. Look closely at their pictures and see if it's the same few countries or if there's anything new, and check their feedback. Also, pay attention to who you buy from and what the results are. I've had some really good lots and others where 25 percent of the coins were from the same country. </p><p> </p><p>If you don't like that, see if your local coin shop has a value bin. At the one I visit, the owners are not interested in foreign coins so they throw pretty much everything in one bin and everything in there costs 25 cents. I search that and find a lot of neat things and don't spend very much. Plus I occasionally find something somewhat valuable since the owners don't really search it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 1135116, member: 25270"]When I was just getting started I bought some lots on eBay. Many people sell a certain weight of foreign coins for around five dollars, but of course shipping is extra. You have to try to be discerning though because some lots are better than others. Look closely at their pictures and see if it's the same few countries or if there's anything new, and check their feedback. Also, pay attention to who you buy from and what the results are. I've had some really good lots and others where 25 percent of the coins were from the same country. If you don't like that, see if your local coin shop has a value bin. At the one I visit, the owners are not interested in foreign coins so they throw pretty much everything in one bin and everything in there costs 25 cents. I search that and find a lot of neat things and don't spend very much. Plus I occasionally find something somewhat valuable since the owners don't really search it.[/QUOTE]
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