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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2873134, member: 83845&quot;]Here are a few specific pointers I think will help you help yourself when it comes to identifying ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>Buy a caliper to measure the diameter of your coins.&nbsp; These can be purchased on Amazon for as little as $3 for the non-digital type which would work just fine. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_7?k=caliper&amp;sprefix=caliper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_7?k=caliper&amp;sprefix=caliper" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_7?k=caliper&amp;sprefix=caliper</a></li> <li>Buy a scale to accurately determine the weight of your new coins. These are not hard to find on Amazon and sell for around $10-$20. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_13?k=coin+scale&amp;sprefix=jewelry+scale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_13?k=coin+scale&amp;sprefix=jewelry+scale" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_13?k=coin+scale&amp;sprefix=jewelry+scale</a></li> <li>Take decent pictures.&nbsp; Pictures from a cell phone should be fine for ID purposes but you need to take the coins out of the holder as stated above.&nbsp; I suggest that you set the coin on a blank sheet of paper in a well lit area (either lamps pointed directly at the coin or even better would be natural sunlight) and put your phone on a stack of books and adjust height till you can get the coin in focus. Then crop the photo to just the coin; repeat process for reverse side of coin.</li> <li>Post <u>one coin per thread</u> with a photo of both sides of the coin, diameter and weight.&nbsp; Then you should get plenty of help from the great members of this forum.</li> </ol><p>Oh and I almost forgot... welcome to the dark side <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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