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<p>[QUOTE="Hus.thaler, post: 3643729, member: 85490"]It really depends on what you want to collect, where your interests are, and what your pocketbook allows. If you have deep pockets, like jgenn suggested, there are any number of auction houses that sell high quality, authenticated items. </p><p><br /></p><p>If, on the other hand, you are interested in just finding large silver coins that have more variety than Morgan and Peace dollars, then I highly recommend that you start with your local coin shop or local coin shows. Usually you will be able to find a dealer that has a batch of foreign coins that they don't care much about and are willing to sell at or near bullion value. Most of those will be common coins, but it is a great way to get some cool looking pieces from all over the world with relatively low risk. After you find out what you like (and after you have picked up a book like a Krause catalog) you can start looking for the pricier ones. I still find it amazing that I can own large silver foreign coins that have attractive designs in high circulated or low uncirculated grades and with mintages lower than a 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent for only $100 or so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hus.thaler, post: 3643729, member: 85490"]It really depends on what you want to collect, where your interests are, and what your pocketbook allows. If you have deep pockets, like jgenn suggested, there are any number of auction houses that sell high quality, authenticated items. If, on the other hand, you are interested in just finding large silver coins that have more variety than Morgan and Peace dollars, then I highly recommend that you start with your local coin shop or local coin shows. Usually you will be able to find a dealer that has a batch of foreign coins that they don't care much about and are willing to sell at or near bullion value. Most of those will be common coins, but it is a great way to get some cool looking pieces from all over the world with relatively low risk. After you find out what you like (and after you have picked up a book like a Krause catalog) you can start looking for the pricier ones. I still find it amazing that I can own large silver foreign coins that have attractive designs in high circulated or low uncirculated grades and with mintages lower than a 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent for only $100 or so.[/QUOTE]
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