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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3631670, member: 44357&quot;]The full twelve in gold can be arbitrarily expensive depending on what types/condition you want but the price to enter is certainly no lower than $100K if you want the coins to be recognizable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you&#039;re willing to spend that much, I&#039;d very strongly suggest starting with silver: mistakes won&#039;t be as costly and top-quality silver coins are arguably harder to find than gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lot to learn with ancients and it&#039;s worth understanding why you&#039;re buying each type. It&#039;s easy to complete a twelve Caesars set (it can be done in just a few months) but quality sets are distinguished by certain attributes: i.e. realistic portraits, interesting reverse types, ideal centering, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>You don&#039;t need to buy coins in slabs but it can add a level of comfort. However, I&#039;d advise <i>not </i>buying aurei until you&#039;re comfortable not needing the slab. That&#039;ll ensure you have enough background knowledge and can choose the right coin regardless of the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the aureus in the first post, it&#039;s the common Julius type (his portraits are far harder to come by in gold) and I think it&#039;s considerably overpriced at that price.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re considering any coins to purchase, feel free to post here or send me (or others) a private message. We&#039;re all happy to help out and keen to help people avoid potential pitfalls.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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