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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 3299061, member: 28299&quot;]First off, welcome to the Boards!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Second off, take it in to a coin shop (sometimes called B&amp;M or brick and mortar on coin boards) and see what you are offered if you try and sell it.&nbsp; I&#039;d say [USER=90102]@TheFinn[/USER] is a lot closer than you are.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally agree with the evaluation of 5 cents.&nbsp; If you paid more for that, don&#039;t worry, ALL new coin collectors get hosed when they are starting out collecting.&nbsp; It is so common that it even has a phrase in the hobby; e.g. paying your tuition.&nbsp; There are plenty of unscrupulous coin dealers out there that will rip you off if they have the chance.&nbsp; OTOH, there are plenty of good coin dealers out there that will try and help you learn about the hobby.&nbsp; Needless to say, those are the ones you should frequent.</p><p><br /></p><p>While it&#039;s fun to jump into a new hobby with both feet, here are a few basic things about coin collecting.&nbsp; First off ALWAYS buy a coin with disposable income.&nbsp; You may get lucky and sell a coin later on for a profit, but most likely you&#039;ll be selling it for a loss.&nbsp; Second, get some books to get a better feel for the subject.&nbsp; I&#039;d say a Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) is the basic book any coin library should have.&nbsp; It has lots of good info in it.&nbsp; Don&#039;t pay too much attention to the values quoted in the book, as the coin market is fairly variable, and the Red Book is a snapshot of prices.&nbsp; The values are worthwhile to give you a basic idea of the relative value of different coins.&nbsp; Third, if you&#039;ve got a question come to these boards and ask it.&nbsp; You may not like the answer, but the people on the boards have years of experience, most of it learned the hard way.&nbsp; Generally most of us will have a specific area or two that we specialize in.&nbsp; For example, I know Franklin half dollars pretty well.&nbsp; Also, I&#039;m a collector of space memorabilia.&nbsp; Fourth, coin collecting is a hobby, HAVE FUN!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a &quot;Moon Landing Tribute&quot; coin from 1969 I&#039;d say a Kennedy half dollar makes a LOT more sense, as he was the one that set us on the path to, &quot;Land a man on the Moon and return him safely&quot;, by the end of the decade.&nbsp; Two other selling points in my opinion is it&#039;s bigger, and it&#039;s a 40% silver coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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