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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2545828, member: 77077&quot;]I started getting price lists in the mail in 1984.&nbsp; From Fred Shore, who was nice enough to help me as a beginner, Empire (Dennis Kroh also very helpful), Harlan Berk (perceived as really pricey by me back then <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), Tom Cederlind, Pegasi, etc.&nbsp; I agree with Doug about getting a catalog in the mail, look through quickly, make a phone call to try to secure the coin you want, often you were too late.&nbsp; One really nice Tarentum stater Dennis told me he had 5 calls on already.&nbsp; I pored over all these catalogs for years because books on the subject were expensive and very hard to come by pre-internet.&nbsp; Dennis had a great selection of books and told me they would be a better investment than the coins.&nbsp; He was right about a lot of the books I bought from him.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have most of the coins I bought in those days and most of the catalogs.&nbsp; I have most of the Celator issues as well, a real treat when their were no other ancient coin magazines.&nbsp; I regret nearly all the coins I did sell and never regret the ones I kept.&nbsp; I quit paying attention for 3-5 years now and then but always came back and enjoyed re-discovering my collection and the hobby.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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