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Coin Collecting 101 What You Need to Know [Paperback]

Alan Herbert (Editor)

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2005

Everything You Need to Know to Get Started and Avoid Costly Mistakes

Whether you've inherited a coin collection from a relative you've joined in on the excitement of filling state quarter coin folders, Coin Collecting 101 is the resource you need to learn and do's and don'ts of successful collecting.

Important topics include:

How to get started
Tools you'll need
Proper handling and storing of coins
How to determine a coin's grade and value
Rules for buying and selling
History and identification for types of coins

Coin Collecting 101 is the perfect beginner's or intermediate's course in everything coin collecting. You won't find a more easy-to-read or easy-to-understand guide written for collectors by collectors.

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Important topics include:

How to get started
Tools you'll need
Proper handling and storing of coins
How to determine a coin's grade and value
Rules for buying and selling
History and identification for types of coins

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About the Author

Professional coin authenticator and photographer Alan Herbert has been collecting coins for more than forty years.

Product Details

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Krause Publications; 1ST edition (November 6, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0896891828
ISBN-13: 978-0896891821
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful for the Beginner, October 13, 2006

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Great stuff for the beginner in this book - small histories of US denominations, coin categories to buy with caution, useful pictorial guide on grading, basics on coin shows, great tips on preservation. Probably not woth a buy for the experienced, but it is called coin collecting 101. Could have done without all the pages of state quarters. Seriously, it looks like the author was just filling pages. Overall all though, worth a buy for the novice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beginners start here, August 20, 2008

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I've very recently started collecting coins and I found this book to be the perfect introduction.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starter Book, May 9, 2009

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As a new collector I was looking for a book in which I would find answers rather quickly. This is a great book for beginner coin collectors.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great For Starters
This book is great for novice coin collectors who are interested in learning the proper way to begin their coin collecting experience.

Published 16 months ago by Nathaniel E. Watson

4.0 out of 5 stars CA/NJ
Bought "Coin Collecting 101" for my 11 year old and he said it was very helpful, but for real serious collectors. For my son's type of "fun" collecting it a good reference book.

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