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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3151206, member: 39084&quot;]This is a topic with which I have some amount of familiarity and experience, although maybe not an equal amount of expertise.&nbsp; Inasmuch as my lack of expertise hasn&#039;t prevented me from posting to other threads on this site, it&#039;s not preventing me from responding to this post.&nbsp; Maybe my experiences in this area will be sufficient.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, you might want to visit one or more of the threads that I initiated almost exactly one year ago presenting and discussing my collection.&nbsp; Start with the initial thread that includes my reasons and goals for focusing on the 12 Caesars:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/12-caesars-julius-caesar.301506/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/12-caesars-julius-caesar.301506/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/12-caesars-julius-caesar.301506/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There is one thread for each of the 12 Caesars, in case you&#039;re an insomniac.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for some general thoughts and information about my quest.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Even if money is not an object, you&#039;ll need to set a budget for each <i>specific</i> coin that you target.&nbsp; Getting into a destructive bidding war over one coin is counterproductive to your overall collecting objectives.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Buy a subscription to ACSEARCH.com and start researching all the coins that are potential candidates, to get an idea of availability, condition, recent prices, etc.&nbsp; This will also help you formulate your personal stylistic likes and dislikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Don&#039;t ever purchase a coin that you, or a very knowledgeable and trusted expert, hasn&#039;t seen in person.&nbsp; If you can&#039;t attend every auction yourself, hire an expert dealer to be your agent, and pay him/her whatever reasonable fee they charge for this service.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Be patient.&nbsp; I completed my 12 Caesars aurei and denarii collection in a little over two years, but the bronzes have taken an additional eight years.&nbsp; If I had been foresightful enough to realize how attractive the bronzes are, I would have pursued them at the same time I was going after the aurei and denarii.&nbsp; I missed some bargains by coming late to the bronze party.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Be opportunistic.&nbsp; Personally, I think it highly unlikely that you&#039;ll be able to acquire them in a particular order (e.g., chronological, or aurei first then denarii, etc.) and if you insist on doing so, you&#039;ll end up kicking yourself for missing an earlier coin that you later desire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to ask other questions about any topic that interests you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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