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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1949724, member: 39&quot;]Well, one will always come across collectors who despise certain coins because they do not meet their (ultraleftist, turbocapitalist, whatever) political views. Fine, there is no &quot;must&quot; when it comes to collecting coins. But when you start collecting ... stay away from collector coins with prices high above their face value. At least as long as you do not really know what you want to collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>All those Krause Coin of the Year winners, for example, are non-circulating pieces. (The COTY award has only one category for coins which are actually used as means of payment.) Now if you later decide that modern art on coins is what you are after, get the Yves Klein piece for example. Until then ... the &quot;junk bin&quot; tip is a good one. Or buy a bag (lot) of coins online - the seller will have gone through the content before, so do not expect to find any precious pieces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But you may get an idea of what is out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>The catalogs (Standard Catalog of World Coins, aka Krause) are quite expensive if you plan to buy a new one. But if you happen to get an older issue, or can borrow one at a library, have a look at the images first. Anything that you find interesting?</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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