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<p>[QUOTE="GoldCoinLover, post: 692980, member: 4336"]I wish I had the chance to attend lots of coin shows...I think looking at as many slabbed coin is a great benefit not only to spot counterfeits, but to learn the diagnoses of each coin and grading. If you want to make a buck, get the cherrypickers guide to varieties and study it. Once you understand the different varieties/errors out there, you can go to coin shows and 'cherrypick' (what it's called) kennedy half dollars or other coins that are sold as regular silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I think the first thing you need to do is get as many books as possible, read them all. For me, I hate reading. Actually, I can't stand it. Even if its a subject I like. But I found finding a subject I like and reading the same book multiple times makes a big difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm inspired alot by penny lady's story (you can read it on her website), she got books on grading ,counterfeit detection, how to spot problem coins and specialized books on what she wanted to study (indian head cents). She seemed to go from knowning nothing about coins to becoming a very knowledgeable specialist...if you read her story you will see she found one variety she paid very little for and it was worth thousands of dollars. That's why I think knowledge is key. If you know what you're looking for in coin shows you're more likely to find the great coin for profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to edit this post and post some good books for you to read. I think you should pick up some general books like<u> Coin Collecting For Dummies</u> (It's a good book despite the name...made by Ron Guth), <u>PCGS Guide To Grading And Counterfeit detection</u>, the ANA standards book, and then gradually go to books such as cherrypickers guide, buy some books on investing from Scott Tavers (Sp? I posted the book in the other thread)</p><p><br /></p><p>here you go:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecting-Dummies-Ron-Guth/dp/0764553895" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecting-Dummies-Ron-Guth/dp/0764553895" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecting-Dummies-Ron-Guth/dp/0764553895</a></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495358&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495358&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495358&sr=1-1</a></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Bill-Fivas/dp/0794822851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495399&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Bill-Fivas/dp/0794822851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495399&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Bill-Fivas/dp/0794822851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495399&sr=1-1</a></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Rich-Pocket-Change-Potter/dp/0896899411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495431&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Rich-Pocket-Change-Potter/dp/0896899411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495431&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Rich-Pocket-Change-Potter/dp/0896899411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495431&sr=1-1</a></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collectors-Survival-Manual-6th/dp/0375723056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253495456&sr=1-1-spell" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collectors-Survival-Manual-6th/dp/0375723056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253495456&sr=1-1-spell" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collectors-Survival-Manual-6th/dp/0375723056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253495456&sr=1-1-spell</a></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Photography-2nd-Mark-Goodman/dp/193399004X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495500&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Photography-2nd-Mark-Goodman/dp/193399004X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495500&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Photography-2nd-Mark-Goodman/dp/193399004X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495500&sr=1-1</a></p><p>Grading standards (ANA)</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-American-Numismatic-Association-Standards/dp/0794819931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495546&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-American-Numismatic-Association-Standards/dp/0794819931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495546&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Official-American-Numismatic-Association-Standards/dp/0794819931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495546&sr=1-1</a></p><p>Alteration guide for semi key and key dates</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Guide-Book-Bill-Fivaz_W0QQitemZ330361703860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb178db4&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Guide-Book-Bill-Fivaz_W0QQitemZ330361703860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb178db4&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Guide-Book-Bill-Fivaz_W0QQitemZ330361703860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb178db4&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116</a></p><p>Detecting counterfeit US gold</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Official-Whitman-Guidebook/dp/0794820077" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Official-Whitman-Guidebook/dp/0794820077" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Official-Whitman-Guidebook/dp/0794820077</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldCoinLover, post: 692980, member: 4336"]I wish I had the chance to attend lots of coin shows...I think looking at as many slabbed coin is a great benefit not only to spot counterfeits, but to learn the diagnoses of each coin and grading. If you want to make a buck, get the cherrypickers guide to varieties and study it. Once you understand the different varieties/errors out there, you can go to coin shows and 'cherrypick' (what it's called) kennedy half dollars or other coins that are sold as regular silver. But I think the first thing you need to do is get as many books as possible, read them all. For me, I hate reading. Actually, I can't stand it. Even if its a subject I like. But I found finding a subject I like and reading the same book multiple times makes a big difference. I'm inspired alot by penny lady's story (you can read it on her website), she got books on grading ,counterfeit detection, how to spot problem coins and specialized books on what she wanted to study (indian head cents). She seemed to go from knowning nothing about coins to becoming a very knowledgeable specialist...if you read her story you will see she found one variety she paid very little for and it was worth thousands of dollars. That's why I think knowledge is key. If you know what you're looking for in coin shows you're more likely to find the great coin for profit. I'm going to edit this post and post some good books for you to read. I think you should pick up some general books like[U] Coin Collecting For Dummies[/U] (It's a good book despite the name...made by Ron Guth), [U]PCGS Guide To Grading And Counterfeit detection[/U], the ANA standards book, and then gradually go to books such as cherrypickers guide, buy some books on investing from Scott Tavers (Sp? I posted the book in the other thread) here you go: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecting-Dummies-Ron-Guth/dp/0764553895"]http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecting-Dummies-Ron-Guth/dp/0764553895[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495358&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495358&sr=1-1[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Bill-Fivas/dp/0794822851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495399&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Bill-Fivas/dp/0794822851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495399&sr=1-1[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Rich-Pocket-Change-Potter/dp/0896899411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495431&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Rich-Pocket-Change-Potter/dp/0896899411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495431&sr=1-1[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collectors-Survival-Manual-6th/dp/0375723056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253495456&sr=1-1-spell"]http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collectors-Survival-Manual-6th/dp/0375723056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253495456&sr=1-1-spell[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Photography-2nd-Mark-Goodman/dp/193399004X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495500&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Photography-2nd-Mark-Goodman/dp/193399004X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495500&sr=1-1[/URL] Grading standards (ANA) [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Official-American-Numismatic-Association-Standards/dp/0794819931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495546&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Official-American-Numismatic-Association-Standards/dp/0794819931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253495546&sr=1-1[/URL] Alteration guide for semi key and key dates [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Guide-Book-Bill-Fivaz_W0QQitemZ330361703860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb178db4&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Guide-Book-Bill-Fivaz_W0QQitemZ330361703860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb178db4&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116[/URL] Detecting counterfeit US gold [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Official-Whitman-Guidebook/dp/0794820077"]http://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Detection-Official-Whitman-Guidebook/dp/0794820077[/URL][/QUOTE]
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