World Famous Comics: Coin Collecting For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Coin Collecting For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
By: Ron Guth Publisher: For Dummies Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Format: Bargain Price Label: For Dummies Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: September 29, 2001
Product Description: There’s a special comfort in collecting, in surrounding yourself with familiar objects and building a store of assets. The allure of money is especially strong. Coins represent real value. The warmth of silver and the weight of gold are irresistible to some. Coins travel throughout the world and through time itself, representing and absorbing history as they pass from one person to the next. Oh the stories coins could tell if they only had voices.
Coin-collecting is a relaxing and inexpensive (although it can be very expensive!) hobby. If you buy properly, coins can be an excellent place to park your money for a rainy day, and if you buy the right coins and the market improves, you may even be able to make a profit on your collection. In fact, numismatics (the fancy term for coin collecting) offers more riches than you may realize. This rewarding hobby also opens the door to some serious life skills, such as
History
Geography
Observational skills
Organizational skills
Analytical tools.
This book is designed to appeal to collectors at every level, from beginner to advanced. This is not a hardcore coin book; rather, Coin Collecting For Dummies is a great general reference that points you in different directions for further investigation. Perhaps the most important goal of this book is to get you excited – and to keep you excited – about coin collecting. Coin Collecting For Dummies covers all these topics and more:
Deciding what to collect
Storing your collection correctly
Finding out about repaired, restored, and recolored coins
Pricing world coins
Finding a good coin dealer
Buying at auction
Understanding that condition equals value
Exploring the wild side with rare, expensive, and esoteric coins
Selling your coins
No one needs coins, but if you decide to collect them, you certainly need this book. Coin collecting can sometimes be a confusing maze of choices sprinkled with little traps along the way. Sure, you can go it alone, but why not make your journey into numismatics a lot easier by picking the brain of an expert collector and learning from the mistakes of others.
Great book for getting started I landed the job of cataloging my Father-in-law's coin collection. I didn't know a thing about coins. I got this book to help point me in the right direction. It is extremely helpful in giving me the terms used and explaining the DO's and Dont's (DO NOT CLEAN THE COINS) of collecting coins.
Hello ,Michael Here Hello , Covers all the basics quite nicely , easy to read and understand. I would strongly suggest you read this book and at least one other on your specific interest before you spend a dime on coins.
Good General Info Good information for someone like myself who is just getting started in coin collecting. Would be too general for someone who is a bit more experienced. No buyer's remorse here!
Coin Collecting For Dummies This is a great book if you want to learn the ins and outs of a big time coin dealer/collector...mostly buying and selling.. I'm more into Collecting and learning about diffrent error coins.
"TR"
Coin Collecting For Dummies This was purchased as a gift and appears to be a great reference book for the beginning coin collector.
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