How to discover the price of Ancient Coins - Tutorial
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- čas přidán 9. 02. 2024
- How much do ancient coins cost? Here is a little guide on how to find the average market prices for a coin you might be considering buying.
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Great info as always Leo ,it's rotten to see people ripped off.
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Great advice! I didn’t buy any coins until over a year of research to understand ancients & their markets. Very important video :)
Just getting started on ancient coins , So far just getting used to and familiar with them. Probably missing some bargains, but also probably not overpaying on some.
Plus don't deal with dealers who are not helpful. You have the money, you have the power.
Indeed- there are PLENTY of dealers. And I'd say in contrast, support good dealers- if someone is helpful and does as much as he/she can to make your experience good, go back!
Lucky I found your channel shortly after I started collecting ancient coins. Your guidance and advice has helped me avoid many mistakes.
I've been collecting for several decades. I recently started collecting Ancient Coins in the past few years. I have a hundred or so, thanks for the information!
Very informative Leo. I just like many others had to start from scratch and learn on my own. But the whole process of picking your coin and getting as much info on it as you can is one of the best parts about collecting
Great idea to use auction results instead of market sold price results. I never realized there was a resource to find this info! I will certainly be using this from now on.
These are great tips- I wasn't aware of acsearch, but now I'll definitely check them regularly. Myself, I'm finding I prefer auctions to dealers as thus far I've gotten things for rather better prices- and the availability and quality is definitely there since there are just so many auctions every week. One thing I do now is put anything interesting on a Watch List and refer to what the realized prices are over time. It can be tricky since I still don't get why coins that don't look a whole lot different to me can have wildly different prices, but it still helps I think. I also compare with dealer prices on VCoins or MA Shops, and figure if I can get something for less than a dealer charges, which ought to be the highest cost, I've done well.
I usually search the reference number first, as you indicated. Roman at OCRE, Roman provincial at RPC and Greek at PELLA. Wildwinds and Numista are good too. Then once I have the reference I check V Coins, MA Shops, acsearch as you used and biddr. With mostly full legends and good pictures this can all be done in 10 minutes or less.
Funny that you should show a Faustina the Younger denarius. There was one I particularly loved that went up for auction some time ago. It was a stunning portrait. I unfortunately wasn't the only one to think so as the price shot from 50 to over 300 euros. I guess that happens! Now I'm just waiting for one of the same type in similar grade.
You hit the nail on the head with a determined collector out bidding a dealer. I've participated in many auctions with a determination to finish a date run or buy a unique coin, to a point where I'll stretch all resources to own it. Dealers need a profit margin and will give up.
I just used this method to check my coins on the auction. It works!
Wow, that was a great video. I love your presentations and always look forward to the new drops on YT. These are great techniques that you shared today. I'm hoping to find a good coin show in the US sometime during calendar year 2024 and I'm ready... in my desires anyway, to begin a new coin collection. Roman Republican era through the 2nd century CE seems to be my primary point of interest, along with the scatterings of the various Grecco/Macedonian Diadochi kingdoms of the eastern Mediterranean. Thank you again for today's video. Makes my day.
A coin, like everything, is only worth what others are willing to pay for it. Ancient coins can be weird. I have a couple of "only known example" coins . You would think that level of rarity would make it very valuable. While it does elevate the price a little bit, it's not that big of a factor. The major factor, I find, is how well the general public knows the emperor in question. Julius Caesar, Octavian, Marc Anthony, and Commodus are all well known because of Hollywood, boosting the desirability of these coins.
Great job, good basic tutorial Leo, I would also add some more advanced/specific databases such as RPC online
Thank you! I'll get to these more catalogue-specific searches in the future, this is mostly meant for people to have at least one "universal" tool for researching prices :)
Excelente video,un fuerte abrazo.
Thank you for your videos and contributions to ancient coin collecting!
great video thank you
These are great videos. Great tutorials for anyone who's new to the hobby.
Very useful information; as a newish Roman coin collector I’ve learned so much from your videos, thank you so much!
I recently bought one of these exact same Faustina denarii in lovely condition in an auction as a set, with two of Faustina and one of Lucius Verus, and I think I paid around £120 or so for the three of them, so I’m super happy with that! I try to do a bit of research before I bid on auctions and this tip is very helpful.
extremely informative. you do us all a great service!
This is very helpful. I've reviewed some of my previous purchases to see if I got a good price or not.
Outstanding presentation.
thank you a lot it help me a lot for my ptolemy denarius (son of juba ii and cleopatra)🙏🙏
Thanks for that tool. I have a whole list of favorites in my browser from you videos.
Great content, as always!
Thanks for the new video ! 😊
Super helpful thanks!
Thanks Leo , good searching info for sure. I will put it to good use.
Excellent video!
Great tutorial. I didn't know that auction fees may be this high
Thank you .Will you make a video explaining the difference between Rome and Antioch Mint in Gordian III Antoniniani .Regards
The differences are purely stylistic :)
You are exactly right. Unfortunately hundreds of other collectors can't make the difference and I can see the wrong Ric on Gordian coins being used all the time.Some times the style is closely related to the one in Rome .Often the letter M on the obverse is clear tale of the 2 mints as the one in Antioch resembles IVI Not 100% of the time but quite often. Regards
Dear Sir: This comment is off-topic, but I could not think of another way to get your attention. I have a singular Athenian Tetradrachm I would like you to see. Why singular? The effigy of Athena is the most beautiful I have seen out of hundreds of the coins. I would love for you to get a look at its photos, enjoy them, and let me know what you think of the coin. If you would like to see the coin--it is in an NGC holder--I can send the photos to whatever address you think appropriate. I am looking forward to hearing what you think of my coin. Thank you. --Matt Ankenbruck
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Can we check NGC too? Some of the later coins i try to find there. Xf, vf and etc
NGC is interested on displaying the highest price possible, rather than real values.
Excellent video. One piece of advice an ancient coin dealer told me years ago was not to buy common Roman and Greek ancients in an auction. You will end up paying a lot more for the coin than buying it from a retailer. I also bypass any slabbed ancient coins as they are more than likely overpriced.
I've seen this advice before. Frankly, I dissagree, this sounds like what a dealer would tell you so they get common coins for cheap and then sell them for you for a markup.
Ive seen plenty of common coins go for good prices at auction. You just need to research the current market value, hence this video exists :)
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I have a Constantine with a wolf and cubs on te other side. It's smaller than a penny. Pretty well preserved. What do I do with it?
Where can I buy legit ancient coins from? How much do they run? Are they affordable?
Check out the beginners playlist in my channel page. I have specific videos answering all of these questions :)
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V coins is a good place to drive around to get an idea.
Ma shops and v coins both are good starts.
I Never Paid more than $18 for these common silver Denarii. They minted Billions of them.
That was a good time. Things have changed.
@@richardlindquist5936 In every form of collecting- it's depressing to think about what things were going for 30 years ago vs. the insanity of today. It's hard not to kick onesself at all the things missed back then that are out of reach now LOL
To buy is expensive, to sell is loosing enormous.
At one place you can for 50 cents and on another time and place Its 500. 😒