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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;noob76, post: 1822743, member: 35631&quot;]I know this was posted on a year ago, but I just finished my numismatic diploma through the ANA.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started in 2011 and did most of the courses within a few months, basically before school started and during winter break. (I&#039;m a teacher by trade.) Long story short I put off taking the final for some time, until this summer and had a colleague of mine proctor it for me. They were quite amused when I made the request to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the books and videos are a bit old, but they are of decent quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are truly a novice the ANA program will teach you a lot. In fact, it might even be too advanced. For example, if you know the red book well, but not too much beyond that, it is a good next step. Same if you&#039;ve put together some basic sets (quarters, halves, dimes, nickels, cents) and want to move on to the next level, it probably is worth the experience. In my opinion the 400 dollar cost is a bit high, but it helped me realize that the first gold coin I had purchased 4 years earlier was actually a modern cast counterfeit. I ended up not losing money on the deal, but I was impressed it allowed me to reexamine a coin I had in my possession for so long.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, I think the ANA diploma makes you a smart consumer at the very least. The gist is, make sure you know what you are dealing with before you make purchases, and if not, buy from someone you trust. The ANA diploma taught me about coins I should reasonable be able to buy raw and the ones that I probably should get graded unless I&#039;ve really studied up on. </p><p><br /></p><p>All told, I&#039;d rather spend 400 dollars on a numismatic education than on a gold coin that turns out to be a fake. So in short, if you are buying any gold coin with a numismatic premium and haven&#039;t gone through the numismatic program or the equivalent, you&#039;ve probably have a counterfeit in your possession. In fact, I&#039;d almost guarantee it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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