My name is Marc Breitsprecher and I have been collecting US coins since 1967 and collecting/buying/selling ancient coins since 1977. I began selling on eBay in 1996 using the moniker Ancient Imports. In 1999 I opened my own website and in 2002, using the same moniker, joined VCoins as a Charter Member. I left my career as a window clerk with the USPS in 2005 in order to focus on my coin business full-time. The site name was eventually changed to reflect my my growing reputation as a classical numismatist. We are a true family business: my wife Melissa's data entry skills keep the addition of new coins running smoothly and our son Aaron works with me on photography.

• Payment within the US can be made by: Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), PayPal, personal check or money order - please make payment out to: Ancient Imports (still my official business account name).
• International payment including Canada can be made by: Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) or PayPal.
• All coins are marked as reserved until payment is received; at this time they are marked sold. We reserve the right to cancel any order for any reason.
• You will receive an automated e-mail confirming your purchase.
• Please note that all items are subject to prior sale as we have multiple sales venues.
• We are prohibited by law from shipping precious metal coins to any address within the state of Minnesota due to their "bullion" coin law. This law prohibits coin dealers, who are not licensed with the State of Minnesota, from mailing coins containing more than 1% precious metal content to any address within their state. We are glad to mail bronze coins to our many friends in Minnesota! We are greatly distressed by the negative consequences created by this law, including being forced to move from the state and our lovely home in Grand Marais due to the negative impact of this law on our business. To learn more, click HERE. --UPDATE-- as of August 2022, this foolish Minnesota law has been deemed unconstitutional. However, the law is still on the state register so I assume they are appealing the ruling. The moment this "law" is off the register, we will be thrilled to mail precious metal coins to our many friends and neighbors in Minnesota again! I am a life member of the Twin Cities Ancient Coin Club.

Orders are generally shipped 6 days a week. If I'm away from home at a coin show or other event, I will mail as soon as I return. As of January 13, 2024, the USPS has eliminated afternoon dispatch for our post office so mail gets picked up only once per day at 7:30am. Because of this new development, all orders will be dropped off late on the day of order and will be dispatched the following morning.

• Shipping and handling charges for fully insured and trackable Ground Advantage (previously called First Class Package) packets are $6 plus 2% on orders up to $1000. USPS Priority Mail, which is also fully insured and trackable, can also be selected for any order at a cost of $11 plus 2%. USPS Express Mail, which is also fully insured and trackable, can be selected for any order for a cost of $34 plus 2%. Postal rates continue to increase twice a year and yet we try to keep our pricing as affordable as we can!
• Coins include a photo flip with all of the site information and are mailed in double padded envelopes.
• Book orders will be shipped at actual cost via media rate.
• All coins are covered by our 100% guarantee of arrival.

• International Mail: Orders up to $400 will be mailed using fully insured and trackable USPS Simple Export Packet rate for $16 plus 2% or fully insured and trackable USPS First Class Packet for $25 plus 2%. As per USPS policy, I am unable to mail merchandise valued at more than $400 via this method. You can place multiple orders in order to buy more coins when the $400 threshold has been met. Other options including USPS Priority Mail or UPS could be available for larger orders, please email me with your mailing address for more information. Postal rates continue to increase twice a year and yet we try to keep our pricing as affordable as we can! We have also been forced to limit the countries we can mail to. Currently, the list includes: AE, AT, AU, BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HU, IE, IL, JP, KP, MC, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, SE, SG, SI, SK, TW. If you don't see your country, you can email me and we can talk about the possibility of adding your country.
• Canada: Orders will be mailed using fully insured and trackable USPS Simple Export Packet rate for $14 plus 2% or fully insured and trackable USPS First Class Packet for $22 plus 2%. As per USPS policy, I am unable to mail merchandise valued at more than $400 via this method. All orders valued at more than $400 will be mailed via trackable USPS Priority Mail for $38 plus 2%.
• Import fees, duties, customs fees, tariff fees etc. charged by the country of delivery will be the sole responsibility of the buyer. It is impossible for us to know what these fees are so please direct your questions on these matters to your country's customs department. I am unable to refund postage on orders that are returned because of customs issues, including refusal to pay customs on the part of the buyer. I will not falsify information on a customs form to show a lower value and or mis-identify the contents of an order. Do not email me after placing an order and ask me to falsify the customs information. Any fees associated with orders canceled for this reason will not be refunded.

• All coins are guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. I buy all of my coins from reliable sources within the United States.
• All coins are attributed from my sizable library of numismatic references and then photographed using state of the art digital equipment. As a general rule, coins will be better than the image. All images are processed to look just like the coin on my computer monitor, a 32 inch Dell. Monitors do vary in color, quality and consistency.
• Coins can be returned at any time for documented questions of authenticity by the original purchaser. Coins can be returned within two weeks of receipt for any reason. Returned coins must be in original condition, not cleaned, damaged or modified in any way. Postage is not refundable, I do not pay return postage, there will be a 10% restocking fee on all returned coins.
• With the rise of grading services like NGC, I must address the subject of slabbing. As a general rule, I do not sell slabbed coins and do not guarantee that any coin I sell will be eligible for slabbing. There are many reasons why NGC might refuse to slab a coin and none of these reasons have to do with authenticity. NGC is a grading service, NOT an authentication service - as a statement of policy, they do not guarantee the authenticity of any ancient coin they put in a slab. That said, the staff at NGC are some of the most knowledgeable numismatists in the hobby. Grading of ancient coins is a very imperfect science and is largely the opinion of an individual numismatist. While I greatly respect the skill of the numismatists at NGC, and consider them personal friends, I do not always agree with them in every instance. As I previously stated, this has nothing to do with authenticity. If the numismatists at NGC determine a coin is not authentic, it can be returned for a full refund of the purchase price. I will not cover any fees associated with the slabbing process.