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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wingnut6999, post: 3145305, member: 96379&quot;]First decide what u like or want to collect. Look at pics and see what u mite like. Maybe a certain year, ur granddads birth year, or a time period, civil war, ww2. Or Maybe silver Washington quarters. Like right now I want 1853 seated liberty quarters. Love the design and the history. As in who may have touched them. Civil war soldier, maybe Abe Lincoln?</p><p>Then decide what u can spend. </p><p>&nbsp;Don&#039;t clean any coin. After a while you&#039;ll learn to spot cleaned coins. </p><p>&nbsp;What to look for is the date, which is driven by the mintage. Low mintage, harder to find but more wanted. The mint mark is important too. P is Philly, d is Denver, o is new Orleans, s is sanfransico, and cc is Carson city which only minted coins for about 20 years. </p><p>&nbsp;The most important is condition and eye appeal. A not so rare coin but in excellent condition can be worth alot. Eye appeal is important to me. I&#039;ll buy a not expensive coin, if it looks great to me. </p><p>&nbsp;If u buy silver or gold, u always have melt value. If u buy coins that have been slabbed (graded) , you&#039;ll pay more but you&#039;ll know they are genuine and easier to resell. </p><p>&nbsp;Quantity can be worth while. A full set of say silver Washington quarters, tho not in the best condition, can get a nice return, just as a few in excellent condition. </p><p>&nbsp; Do some major research. Read, read read. Look at coin books. Read alot of the threads on here. Go online to coin sites like pcgs, ngc, or other coin grading companies. Ask questions.</p><p>&nbsp;Most important, have fun. </p><p>&nbsp;I&#039;m sure I forgot things and others may have better ideas. Please help her and me. </p><p>&nbsp;Hope this helped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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