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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 1360865, member: 6492&quot;]Howdy,</p><p><br /></p><p>While not nearly as informed as so many of the others, I wish that early on in my coin collecting life (been collecting for almost 55 years), I&#039;d learned more about grading AND done a lot more reading about the hobby.&nbsp; Books by Travers and Bowers.&nbsp; There are specific books written about most every series.&nbsp; If you&#039;re going to collect morgans it really helps to buy the book on them by Bowers:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Morgan-Silver-Dollars-Official/dp/079482269X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Morgan-Silver-Dollars-Official/dp/079482269X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-4" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Morgan-Silver-Dollars-Official/dp/079482269X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-4</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another of his great books is The Experts Guide - </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Experts-Guide-Collecting-Investing-Coins/dp/0794821782/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Experts-Guide-Collecting-Investing-Coins/dp/0794821782/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-5" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Experts-Guide-Collecting-Investing-Coins/dp/0794821782/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327934121&amp;sr=1-5</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;ll be the best $15 you&#039;ll ever spend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, get to know all your local dealers.&nbsp; Go in and chat.&nbsp; Look for specific coins.&nbsp; Learn from them.&nbsp; Don&#039;t do it on the cheap - always try to buy something - time is money.&nbsp; However, most every dealer I&#039;ve ever know really loves the hobby and sharing that love with others.</p><p><br /></p><p>good luck,</p><p><br /></p><p>peace,</p><p><br /></p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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