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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1977342, member: 19463"]Race has the answer. We all pay too much for some coins and too little for others. It is possible to buy what comes along at low prices or to have exactly what we want at high prices but it is hard to have the best of both worlds. I'm sure many of us here have reasonably priced ancients that you would love to have but we have no way of knowing which they are and most of us are too lazy to write up our trade stock and post sales or afraid of dealing with whoever ends up as high bidder if we put them to auction. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do suggest taking it slow and reading posts here to become familiar with choices before you start spending wildly. That might even make your entry in the hobby more acceptable to the wife (if you have one) so we will be spared your post next year about how you can't buy coins until she cools down. The coins have been around for 2000 years and should be available as you learn what you want and what you want to pay. Most important, I suggest you not buy something because I (or anyone else) told you it was a good idea unless you understand why and agree that it is a good idea FOR YOU. </p><p><br /></p><p>Below I show four coins that may all seem quite similar. If all were offered for the same price, which would you buy? Hang around here and such questions will seem simple. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]352079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352081[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352082[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1977342, member: 19463"]Race has the answer. We all pay too much for some coins and too little for others. It is possible to buy what comes along at low prices or to have exactly what we want at high prices but it is hard to have the best of both worlds. I'm sure many of us here have reasonably priced ancients that you would love to have but we have no way of knowing which they are and most of us are too lazy to write up our trade stock and post sales or afraid of dealing with whoever ends up as high bidder if we put them to auction. I do suggest taking it slow and reading posts here to become familiar with choices before you start spending wildly. That might even make your entry in the hobby more acceptable to the wife (if you have one) so we will be spared your post next year about how you can't buy coins until she cools down. The coins have been around for 2000 years and should be available as you learn what you want and what you want to pay. Most important, I suggest you not buy something because I (or anyone else) told you it was a good idea unless you understand why and agree that it is a good idea FOR YOU. Below I show four coins that may all seem quite similar. If all were offered for the same price, which would you buy? Hang around here and such questions will seem simple. [ATTACH=full]352079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352081[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]352082[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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