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<p>[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3701986, member: 96864"]Yeah, many of us started with "modern" coins and moved to greener ancient pastures. Lots of Greek and Roman coins can be very cheap, but it's better to have a few quality coins than a bowl full of mediocre pieces. The awe and joy and stimulation provided by special or aesthetically superior examples is way greater than that provided by a big pile of cheapos. Just starting out you may want to sample a bit of everything to see what you like best, but try to buy quality as you go.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LOL! I'm an ignorant noob compared to many very experienced and knowledgeable members here, but try to compensate and increase my success by hunting for good deals that others may overlook and cleaning quality but superficially unattractive dirty coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />*One of us!* *One of us!* *One of us!*<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I certainly hope you do come back with more ancients, and if you have any ideas about what you think you want to collect let me know and I'll send a list of relevant honest affordable sellers to take a look at, it'll be important to browse through and study sold coin listings also to see what market prices to expect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3701986, member: 96864"]Yeah, many of us started with "modern" coins and moved to greener ancient pastures. Lots of Greek and Roman coins can be very cheap, but it's better to have a few quality coins than a bowl full of mediocre pieces. The awe and joy and stimulation provided by special or aesthetically superior examples is way greater than that provided by a big pile of cheapos. Just starting out you may want to sample a bit of everything to see what you like best, but try to buy quality as you go. LOL! I'm an ignorant noob compared to many very experienced and knowledgeable members here, but try to compensate and increase my success by hunting for good deals that others may overlook and cleaning quality but superficially unattractive dirty coins. :D*One of us!* *One of us!* *One of us!*:D I certainly hope you do come back with more ancients, and if you have any ideas about what you think you want to collect let me know and I'll send a list of relevant honest affordable sellers to take a look at, it'll be important to browse through and study sold coin listings also to see what market prices to expect.[/QUOTE]
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