Ancient coins, just remembered there is Anchient coin forum, but why dose PCGS not grade ancients to
markelman1125
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I have cool ancient coins, who else has cool ancient coins. Send me Pictures. 
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I do not own any but now I am lusting after yours.....thanks for sharing
Yup, I bet you with get one soon.
Very cool!
I'd like to see the reverses of your coins. Is there a grey sheet or other price guide for ancients? How do you know what to pay for them?
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Nice coins but wrong forum. This is the US coin forum.
This link will direct you to PCGS's World & Ancient Coins forum.
Lance.
https://forums.collectors.com/categories/world-ancient-coins-forum
Ancient collectors detest slabs, but nice coins.
Nice, I like it !!!
Ow I was just sharing my coins, I am new , thanks for telling me there is a ancient coin forum
Yea why dose PCGS not grade ancients too
Perhaps they don't have the expertise to attribute, authenticate, and grade ancients.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Very nice.
Maybe
I'm primarily a U.S. coin collector. But ancients have a fascination, nonetheless.
If you fantasize who once held that 1804 dollar or that 1865 coronet, imagine, if you will, the adventure of the coins of ancient times.
Here's a solidus from the time of Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641 AD), a storied military commander before the onslaught of Arab Islam:
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I have ancients coins from 350 B.C. to 550 A.D. but no slabbed ones yet
I like your Trajan @markelman1125
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Thanks, glad you like my Trajan
dpoole I am totally the same with coins. My main focus is U.S coins but anchient coins fascinate me as well
Ancient coins are very interesting... I have not collected them, and know very little about the subject. I recall looking at some when I attended coin shows in the PNW....they were expensive. Cheers, RickO
There isn't a plain grey sheet/price guide but there are pricing databases which hold millions of auction records going back several decades that allow you to price coins in a few seconds if you know what you're looking for.
A plain priceguide would be challenging to produce as there are many more types of ancient coins than there are of US and there are more idiosyncrasies when it comes to grading. It'd effectively require EAC-style grading on many thousands of types rather than the relatively small number of early coppers.
That said, ancients aren't nearly as intractable as some people think. Starting out by finding what appeals to you is a quick way to avoid getting bogged down. For me, it is both history and art, of which there is a wide range.
The notion of a "series" isn't as translatable into ancients: we are predominately type collectors vs date collectors. But, the benefit of it is you can choose what appeals to you and you don't _have _to buy anything that doesn't fit your tastes.
Hope this helps! :-)
Gorgeous solidus.
They have to leave something for other companies to do (better).
They can't be the best at everything.
True, vary true