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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 7316883, member: 87200&quot;]I&#039;ve never been to a coin show. No brick and mortar stores in the Bay Area sell ancient coins in my experience, and there are very few of those left, anyway. When I started out collecting when I was 11 there was a coin shop in a mall in Pearl City, Hawaii which had a tray of ancients so that&#039;s how I got my start. </p><p><br /></p><p>My first purchase was an antoninianus of Gordian III for $30. When I moved to the Bay Area at age 14 I got to know Frank L. Kovacs who ran an auction and mail order business out of his office in SF. I got out of collecting when I went to college, but re-started back in 2014 with some uncleaned lots. It&#039;s nice to hear that some shops are still are operating and have good customer service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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