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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 694594, member: 19463&quot;]More than one recent post here has brought up a problem I see for those who want to get into collecting ancient coins in a small way.&nbsp; Many beginners seem attracted to coins that are hard to read and identify for intermediate level collectors (experts are hard to find).&nbsp; This is making life hard for them compared to starting by purchasing legible coins that came identified by the seller.&nbsp; I know there is a desire to buy coins cheaply but some sellers are offering unidentifiable slugs as typical of what you get for being 2000 years old.&nbsp; That is not the case.&nbsp; Fully identifiable ancient coins start well under $20.&nbsp; I did a search on one major selling venue and found over 1000 fully identified and genuine Roman coins for under $20.&nbsp; It is not necessary to buy mystery metal to afford entry into the hobby.&nbsp; It is rather like buying a buffalo nickel identifiable as 1913 by the shape of the mound on the reverse which sells for the same price as an EF common date.&nbsp; Certainly there is a place for collecting these coin ghosts but I suggest you leave the thrill of that chase for a time after you have learned the ropes on coins with some details.&nbsp; I appreciate the interest people have in uncleaned ancients and the thrill of discovery that comes with being the first to see a coin surface in over a thousand years.&nbsp; What I am suggesting is that this is not the way to start in the hobby.&nbsp; There are many sources of ancient coins; the things are not rare.&nbsp; It is not necessary to spend hundreds to get a pretty coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Who agrees or disagrees?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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