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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2528019, member: 56859&quot;]Welcome to ancients, [USER=35783]@Exodus_gear[/USER]!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Online auctions are a great place to pick up ancients, although I&#039;d steer clear of eBay until you get a little experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Uncleaned lots are mostly very low quality and &quot;uncleaned&quot; isn&#039;t really correct.&nbsp; They&#039;ve been cleaned of loose soil and picked through many times before being sold in groups, generally speaking.&nbsp; Some people enjoy cleaning coins but most of us who tried it lost patience pretty quickly after realizing you could have bought a nice cleaned coin or two for the price of a small lot of slugs.&nbsp; That said, it can be a fun way to get your feet wet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fakes can be found everywhere but much less so in the better-known auction houses.&nbsp;&nbsp; A good place to browse upcoming auction is via <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/" rel="nofollow">Numisbids</a> or <a href="https://www.sixbid.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/" rel="nofollow">Sixbid</a>.&nbsp; Those are auction aggregators.&nbsp; Most auctions are listed on both sites but there are a few auction houses who are only visible on one or the other.&nbsp; You can even submit bids through those aggregators, although I&#039;ve had trouble with that in the past and prefer to bid directly.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Vcoins</a> is another great place to find coins.&nbsp; It&#039;s a conglomeration of individual dealers, each with their own virtual store.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are considering a particular coin but need some input, feel free to PM me or another &quot;regular&quot; on the board.&nbsp; It&#039;s best not to publicly post coins which are coming up for auction in case other people are targeting that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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