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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 05-29-2004, 05:07 PM   #1 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 How do I get a numismatic education The ANA offers many great courses in quite a few areas of numimatics. I highly recommend them. http://www.money.org/education.html   02-01-2005, 11:51 PM   #2 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 Learning from an experienced collector or a dealer is another way of gaining some education in numismatics.You don't necessarily have to go back to school to do this.   04-11-2007, 05:21 AM   #3 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 Alternatively,you can get a numismatic education right here on CoinTalk. Aidan.   04-11-2007, 10:15 AM   #4 (permalink) Topher Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 797 I think a good education consists of all three.   04-11-2007, 10:30 AM   #5 (permalink) indianhead Numismatist   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Posts: 3,682 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Quote: Originally Posted by Topher I think a good education consists of all three. Along with your own library of numismatic publications. Its always a good idea to invest in some good books on the subject. A Guide book of United States Coins (Red Book) Cherrypickers Guide to Rare Die Varieties of U.S. Coins ANA Grading Standards for U.S. Coins or Photograde, whichever you prefer, or both Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins or Any book that focuses on your area of interest. These are just a few of the books that I personally own that I believe are essential.   04-13-2007, 09:07 PM   #6 (permalink) mralexanderb Coin Collector     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,964 My Mood: This forum is a mighty powerful learning tool.   04-20-2007, 08:31 PM   #7 (permalink) bzcollektor SSDC Life Member     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mercerville NJ Posts: 724 And I thought ND was back....... __________________ Member: SSDC (Society of Silver Dollar Collectors) LM-48 Life Member ALPCA (Automobile License Plate Collectors Association) ALPCA 10901   04-20-2007, 08:42 PM   #8 (permalink) Bacchus Coin Duffer   Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 977 My Mood: How's ND doing ? Anybody know ? He was quite an asset to this forum, IMHO. __________________ 救生系統故障。檢查氧氣供應。・救生系统故障。检查氧气供应。   04-20-2007, 08:56 PM   #9 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 I last saw him posting on www.coinforum.org a few weeks back.He sent me a PM telling me that he was on www.coincommunity.com for a while & left once he found that it wasn't to his liking. Aidan.   04-21-2007, 09:39 AM   #10 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,580 My Mood: ND has had health problems and as far as I know hasn't been on any forum for some time. I think he still does the shows and such but from what I hear has backed off quite a bit. Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over WINS - ANA - CONECA -   04-24-2007, 07:52 AM   #11 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,664 Read, Read, and read some more. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   05-19-2007, 02:55 AM   #12 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 4,762 My Mood: I love the works by bowers __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   06-10-2007, 12:55 AM   #13 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 If you are collecting Canadian coins,you can always read 'Coins of Canada' by J.A. Haxby & R.C. Willey or the Charlton catalogues as well as Krause. Aidan.   06-23-2007, 05:17 PM   #14 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 John,this will be right up your street,as it were. Aidan.   06-23-2007, 07:47 PM   #15 (permalink) scoutjim99 Member     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ayden Nc Posts: 36 also buy all of the book you can and place them through out the house, one of the best places for me to study is on the throne. actually you are there, you are going to be there, and anything has to be better than the task at hand. LOL   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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