WELCOME TO COIN TALK... BUY THE BOOK FIRST and Read to learnt it.Also you may need to buy a magnifying glasses for searching error coins,If you have an account to your local bank always ask if they have a roll of quarters,dime, nickel,half dollar, dollar coin that you can get instead of paper currency.This is the best and cheaper way to start builds your collections. Good LUCK... edwinrd117
well good luck man! P.S. jhsmith87 I have learned that some of the grumpy people on this forum are actually the ones you will learn from. you just have to catch them on a good day! LOL and don't take it personal.
Hey man, I'm 23 a student and actually have ADHD, so I can relate. I started collecting when I was 14 and my dad and I went to the denver mint and bought me a coin book. Everyone here seems to have giving you solid advice so I won't go too deep into detail. First collect for the love, not the investment. It's supposed to be fun, not a job. I started because I'm a lover of history (it's my degree in school). I also love the art work, the Morgan dollar and mercury dime being good examples. Second, do the research first. You're much better taking your time and learning. The last thing you want to do is be uninformed, rush it, and get burned. Obsorb as much knowledge as you can and then based on that knowledge make educated purchases. Thirdly, you're much better off in the long run to be a quality over quantity person. It's much better from a enjoyment and envestment point to have two ms Morgans than junk coins that you can't enjoy cause they're too worn. Start with the basics. Learning the basics from g-ms state coins. How to spot/grade them. There are very easy basics you can learn such as lines being visible on a certain part of a coin that can help you determine grade. (ie on the mercury dime reverse, looking at the bundle of sticks and hatchet, rather the lines are faded or clearly noted it a good way to help with grade) Finally let me give you my two cents. I collect the peace dollar from right after ww1, the morgan dollar, and my favorite te mercury dime from ww2. I collect for the history and the art. The Morgan is very very nice and I understand your growing interest in it. Both the peace and Morgan being heavy silver you won't find them for much less than melt, $30ish. You can get them in higher grades for about $50 a piece. Also the peace dollar only has 24 coins and not a lot of hard to find pieces so if looking for a complete set it's a good place to start (and again good heavy silver so can be a good investment. Finally the mercury dime, my favorite. Being a dime you can buy lots of 3-5 in at least almost uncirculated for relatively cheap. I hope this helps and if you need anything just ask. Again, it's supposed to be fun and an enjoyment.
Punctuation and proper grammar are the "keys" to written communications. If your questions and reponses are not properly formatted for readability then folks will misinterpret your meaning. For example, I originally passed on this thread simply because the opening post was difficult to follow. I'm only reading it now to try and figure out who you are and whether or not I should even bother with your posts. Some folks come on here looking for advice but refuse to take the advice they have been offered. Instead, they just keep moving in the wrong direction by defending indefensible positions and get all upset when they are questioned for more specific and detailed information. Good Luck in your endeavors.
Posts like this will get you ignored. (See the post regarding punctuation and grammar) Folks don't like to be called or referred to as "stupid".
Another way to go is auctions. Look in the paper for estate auctions that list coins. Most times you will get people there who have no idea what a coin is worth and they will bid it up, but sometimes you get lucky......at least from what I read. I've only been to two auctions in my life and neither had coins. One auction was the county government getting rid of stuff and they had outdated computers worth probably 10 bucks each but there was this idiot bidding them up to over 100 dollars. I just shook my head and left........but as I said, you might just get lucky and get some valuable coins cheap. Edit: (Have you noticed that I edit a lot? I always think of things to add AFTER I hit save!) You can use this site to find auctions near you: http://www.auctionzip.com/
thank you very much pennsteve for being able to bear the pain of reading my post, as other people find it so painful. but thank you for the help. help is always accepted, on the other hand if you originally skipped over this thread because its to hard for you to read, then go with your gut it is most likely to hard for you to read and you should move on. i am here to lear about coins NOT ENGLISH CLASS. get a life and learn not every one is perfect.
Jhs- goodluck in learning about coins, i think it's been said enough in this thread to read the book and gain as much knowledge before anything is done concerning big purchases. I wouldn't worry too much about people who pick on your grammar and english, maybe they came off on the wrong foot but we're all here to help you. Goodluck again.
thank you very much and i do read my books but i just enjoy the interaction with real collectors, ther are none in my small town. plus i am really young so none of my friends enjoy my hobby, and i am sure my age and the fact i dont spend 90% of my life on a computer on fourms will explain my grammer. but i join the site expecting to be accepted with open arms (kinda not in a weird way ha) for being a new and so young collector that the experts here would enjoy helping me. but i am sure to them my stupidity seems more than average for the novice collector for them. but i will learn with or without them. thanks to people like you, who can look over my grammer. but untill then i will just bite my tounge with the old GEEZERS on here who have nothing better to do than wait till they see i post some thing then tell me how stupid i am or make me feel even more stupid. thank you so much hunt I want to thank all the people like you out there who are really here to help and not look for imperfections.
Yeah, your grammar is bad. But that is not what is stopping me from continuing to try to help you. It's the attitude you are showing and the continuing to ask the same questions over and over, even though one or more of the members here have given you specific information that answers those questions or gives you links to sites that contain the info you need. Then you also have the nerve to insult the members and assume that people are purposely being mean to you because of your grammar, your age, and whatever else you want to throw out there. I was one of the people who answered a question of yours (about wams and if they ever started again after 1992) but you weren't listening. Too bad, because if you had been you would have had the answer regarding business strikes. Oh well, must be because of your grammar and noobie status that that happened, and the fact that we're all superior to you.
Indeed, none of us is perfect but one should strive toward perfection. It may or may not be fair but on an online forum you will, to some extent, be judged by your spelling and grammar and the "readability" of your posts.. Also insulting people and telling them to "get a life" is not likely to engender anything but feelings of animosity towards you. Of course, I'm just one of those crabby old geezers you seem to feel are picking on you, so what do I know? Just my 2¢
you are suerior to me.. so what big deal i'll be the first to say. and yes you did answer my question i just didnt understand the answer sorry i was not sure if business stike ment for circulation or not. and also the fact the 2009 and newer pennies all have wide ams in circulation anyway that question was not answered by you. it seems as if some of you are offended by the fact that i am gettin offended? o well i just dont understand some of your answers. sorry i am not as smart as the rest of you. sorry that i lash back when i feel as if i am being pushed or put down. that is my nature. as i said before i am not here for ANYTHING BUT TO LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW. not have some one be rude to me and put me down sorta speak because i dont know. and i am not speaking of any one specific. i am just saying we are all here for the same reason we are coin collectors and this site is, well i thought supposed to be here for us to meet and talk about and help others learn about the hobby. so can we not put all the harsh words behind us and move on and use this site for its intended purpose please. if there is an underlaying theme about this site as far as "noobies" go then thats fine i can go else where. i just thought with us all being in the same hobby we could at least somewhat get along for the most part any way. i never mean to be rude to anyone who doesnt start it with me first, so if it has come out that way i am sincerly sorry
Read all the post and it amazes me. This is the reason why I love CT. It's like while learning, you get a little drama and action. Pretty much entertaining. Who says learning is boring at all. Not at CT. :yes: I was born in the 80's. hehehe
