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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3631981, member: 76086&quot;]Yes, it is definable and also achievable.&nbsp; I might ask however, why collect a theme which is pre-defined by someone else?&nbsp; With ancients one can assemble a collection or &#039;set&#039; based on literally any criteria.&nbsp; But, I do understand.&nbsp; I really do.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This can be done with any &#039;set&#039; or &#039;series&#039; or whatever else you might determine.&nbsp; It can be done in gold, silver or base metals.&nbsp; You chose gold, and more power to you.&nbsp; Go for it.&nbsp; It can be done, though &#039;nice&#039; will be a varying word.&nbsp; One can get 12 Caesars in gold under $1,000 each (well, most anyway), but it really depends on how you are interpreting &#039;nice&#039;.&nbsp; And this is where slabs come in.&nbsp; In some cases slabs add up to several hundred percent or more of the actual value of the raw coin.&nbsp; You should do much research to see what is out there, historical prices, grades, slabs, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a budget most people dont have.&nbsp; And in your position as a beginner I would highly recommend hiring someone to represent you at auction.&nbsp; Their knowledge and experience (at varying commissions) will likely save you more than you pay out.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good for you!&nbsp; Most people, while having heard this, do not follow the advice. You will find that the average collector has few to no books, which I think is very sad.&nbsp; But I do understand their position.&nbsp; They can spend $100 on a book, or $100 on a coin (or 10 coins).&nbsp; Most prefer to spend on the coin and strictly rely on what they can find on some obscure website (which is often very wrong).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This might be the most important aspect of your post for you (as I interpret it).&nbsp; The slabbing services do not guarantee authenticity (though they will go round and round with semantics and say that they will not slab a fake coin, but still dont guarantee it), nor do they offer any sort of recompense if a coin is later found to be false.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>There is no guarantee of any sort, type, whatever.</b>&nbsp; Keep in mind:&nbsp; When you buy a slabbed coin you are paying for the plastic only and nothing else, certainly <b><i>not</i></b> the contents.&nbsp; You are buying the plastic and paper label.&nbsp; However, if you are in a modern US frame of mind you likely want a slabbed coin and will pay a few hundred percent over what the coin is worth to get it.&nbsp; A slab adds nothing to an ancient coin, and in many peoples mind the coin may actually be worth less.&nbsp; That is something to consider if you ever plan to sell in your lifetime.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for fakes.&nbsp; Legitimate established dealers will offer you a lifetime guarantee of authenticity with full return privileges.&nbsp; You wont get that on Great Collections or from any slabbing service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, as a beginner (with what most would consider &#039;deep pockets&#039;) I would strongly suggest you solicit a representative at auction.&nbsp; It would be money well spent and save you much in the long run (and if you are wondering as to my opinion, no, I do not offer such a service!&nbsp; Just offering advice).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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