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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1904590, member: 15445&quot;]Hello Josh&#039;s Coins,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Best of luck &amp; success with your project to teach the basics.&nbsp; I assume that the introductory course will be a miniature version of what the ANA has offered.&nbsp; Have you taken the diploma courses offered by the ANA?&nbsp; Here is a link which includes a comprehensive syllabus.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.money.org/explore-the-world-of-money/school-of-numismatics/numismatic-diploma.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.money.org/explore-the-world-of-money/school-of-numismatics/numismatic-diploma.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.money.org/explore-the-world-of-money/school-of-numismatics/numismatic-diploma.aspx</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; The information on this link may give you some ideas regarding how to organize your course(s).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you have the opportunity, check-out the hard-copy books supplied with the ANA course &amp; see how all the information was organized.&nbsp; The course books may be available directly from the ANA&#039;s lending library.&nbsp; It is worth checking with the ANA library directly.&nbsp; I have these books if you would like to borrow them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I took the ANA diploma course, it included the &quot;Money Talks&quot; book as mandatory reading.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I loaned my copy to a fellow &amp; it was never returned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is how the ANA organizes their class material:</p><p>&quot;Introduction To Numismatics&quot;</p><p>&quot;Grading Coins Today&quot;</p><p>&quot;Detecting Counterfeit &amp; Altered U.S. Coins&quot;</p><p>&quot;The Modern Minting Process&quot;</p><p>&quot;U.S. Minting Errors &amp; Varieties&quot;</p><p>&quot;Grading Mint State U.S. Coins&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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