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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4767804, member: 19463&quot;]Like gsimonel, I believe beginners would be better served buying cleaned coins.&nbsp; I would hope you might find groups from sellers more into beginner coins and cheaper than the two he mentioned. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, look at this lot that was sold by one of our member dealers last year.&nbsp; It is made up of 10 coins I consigned to his last sale that he did not consider worth listing separately.&nbsp; The realization was $40 CANADIAN (then about $30US) or $4CAN a coin.&nbsp; If you spent that same amount on uncleaned coins would you get ten better coins?&nbsp;&nbsp; There are many people out there selling ancient coins.&nbsp; Some won&#039;t talk to you unless you are spending $1000 on each coin.&nbsp; Deal with the ones who will. </p><p><a href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=808&amp;l=846889" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=808&amp;l=846889" rel="nofollow">https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=808&amp;l=846889</a></p><p><img src="https://media.biddr.com/media/img/auction_lots/808/846889.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I wonder if there are dealers here who would be happy to send you a group (unreturnable) of coins if you just sent them a note saying, &quot;I&#039;m new, make me happy&quot; or whatever you think would get better results.&nbsp; I am not suggesting approvals or coins where you can return individuals any more than you would with uncleaned.&nbsp; You would get better coins for the total cost.&nbsp; Neither way is going to provide you a great rarity in great condition.&nbsp; I you were seeking ID practice, you might ask them to cover up the ID labels or number them and send them in a stack so you could check your ID&#039;s with theirs.&nbsp; Since you do not divulge where you are located, we don&#039;t know where to suggest you look.&nbsp; Postage across an ocean can be more than the value of some coins.&nbsp; I wish I could suggest you seek a local coin show but those are mostly on hold due to Covid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best wishes in your search and welcome to Coin Talk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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