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Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 6:59 pm I have only just started, so I'm not one to talk, but in my experience, the cheapest coins I've seen have been at carboot sales. You can barter and pick out specific coins and good quality. Just find a coin dealer and put on some puppy dog eyes. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 7:17 pm Quote: carboot sales I can only surmise this is what we call garage sales here in the U.S. Not too many Ancient coins being sold at garage sales that I've seen. I did find a couple at an estate sale a couple of years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 7:24 pm Jwharp, carboot sales are a lot different. The local one here is every sunday and theres usually 100-200 stalls selling. We have a regular coin seller that goes there (the was another, but I havent seen him, he was an old guy so he may have retired..). If you need something its there - If it costs too much on ebay, find it there. Books are usually 50p each, for example. And furniture if Â£5-10. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 9:42 pm It has been my experience that ancient coins offered by other than coin dealers (meaning flea markets - I never saw one in a yard sale) tend to be grossly overpriced. The reason is usually that sellers have no idea that ancient coins exist that are not completely corroded wrecks and believe that anything that old must be worth big money. That is why you can get a decent but common coin for under $10 from a dealer like Bargain Bin but will be asked $20 to $50 for a rotten one from an antique shop or flea market. I just sold a pile of better than average junkers (not survivors of uncleaned ravaging but things I had accumulated in duplicate. Some went for $5; some for $10. The buyer is a small dealer who will double the price and sell to customers that don't know where to shop for better coins for the same price. Flea market dealers can buy a Red Book and have an idea how much to sell their US junk for but most are completely clueless whether to sell a late Roman bronze for $2 or $20. Some will mark them at $50 and figure some fool might pay. Suggestion: Buy ancient coins from an ancient coin dealer or even from other ancient coin collectors who have things they have 'outgrown'. Flea Markets are fun and you will find bargains mixed in with the overpriced junk. I generally see 10,000 assorted items and buy one or two. Have you really seen enough decent ancient coins there to make it a worthwhile source? Report this Post to the Staff
Hatter Valued Member Canada 88 Posts	Posted 01/11/2013 2:46 pm Just wanted to say hello to the "experts" in here. I have loved Roman history for as long as I could remember. Last week friend of mine, who is a Ancient Civilizations teacher brought me some Roman coins. I have to admit that I could feel history through those coins and wondered who might have held them 2000 years ago. At that moment I was hooked. I took the plunge and bought some hoard coins from Crusty Romans and can't wait for them to arrive. For me the adventure will be in the discovery of the coins and linking them to their past. I will be bringing some of the coins into the school so the "ancient civs" class can be a part of the experience as well. I know I'll be leaning on the experts in here for advice in the near future and hopefully after a while I'll be able to contribute a little myself. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/11/2013 4:22 pm Zenoctilles: Nothing wrong with buying from a via the 'net from a recognised dealer, just don't go ebay, according to Sap's instructions. Buy a couple of different coin magazines that have advertisements from dealers in ancients. Also look up recognised dealers in ancients via the 'net. I have never dealt with them, because I am in Australia, but try Calgary Coins. They would be very trustworthy because they have openly published information on fake coins as well, they are a very good educational read. Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/11/2013 7:28 pm There are many good introductory web sites. I wrote this one: http://esty.ancients.info/numis/ I'm a big fan of books, and I recommend some ancient-coin books on pages linked to that FAQ site. Many public libraries have some and university libraries are likely to have some. Report this Post to the Staff
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