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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2227782, member: 26302"]Its just experience sir. Lots of looking, paying attention, etc. One good thing to do is peruse a site like CNG. Pay attention to which coins and which conditions are sold separately, and which coins get grouped together in group lots, even if high grade. Searching completed auctions of Ebay can help too, though I find Ebay does not have good records of higher priced coins, and some decent coins sell too cheap at time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Severus Alexander and Gordian III are two rulers really nice silver coins can be had for not much money. My max for a GIII in nice VF is $20, and even then I have too many of them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The best part of building this knowledge base of what coins go for is you get to look at lots and lots of coins, and what is better than that? When in doubt, please just ask. Most of us really love talking about coins, and if we can help a friend at the same time its even better! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trust me, its seems overwhelming, but once you narrow in on what interests you, you will naturally get a good idea. My problem is I buy about everything, so I set myself up for failure at times since you cannot be an expert in everything. I just bought a group of Greek silver. I will post it here in a few days. I don't know if I overpaid or not, since they are not my thing really, but a dealer friend had them, and being a hoarder, I had to buy. Don't do what I do, research your coins before you buy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2227782, member: 26302"]Its just experience sir. Lots of looking, paying attention, etc. One good thing to do is peruse a site like CNG. Pay attention to which coins and which conditions are sold separately, and which coins get grouped together in group lots, even if high grade. Searching completed auctions of Ebay can help too, though I find Ebay does not have good records of higher priced coins, and some decent coins sell too cheap at time. Severus Alexander and Gordian III are two rulers really nice silver coins can be had for not much money. My max for a GIII in nice VF is $20, and even then I have too many of them. The best part of building this knowledge base of what coins go for is you get to look at lots and lots of coins, and what is better than that? When in doubt, please just ask. Most of us really love talking about coins, and if we can help a friend at the same time its even better! :) Trust me, its seems overwhelming, but once you narrow in on what interests you, you will naturally get a good idea. My problem is I buy about everything, so I set myself up for failure at times since you cannot be an expert in everything. I just bought a group of Greek silver. I will post it here in a few days. I don't know if I overpaid or not, since they are not my thing really, but a dealer friend had them, and being a hoarder, I had to buy. Don't do what I do, research your coins before you buy. :([/QUOTE]
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