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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 13886, member: 57463&quot;]Get off of eBay.&nbsp; If you know less about coins than the people who are selling them, you are at a serious disadvantage and have probably been victimized.&nbsp; Find the nearest coin store whose owner is a member of at least the ANA if not also the PNG or IAPN.&nbsp; Beginners in this hobby are merely consumables for online dealers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are spending $50 per coin you are wasting your money already.&nbsp; The first advice any collector gets from a reputable dealer is &quot;Buy the book before you buy the coin.&quot;&nbsp; (That was said by coin dealer Aaron Feldman over 50 years ago.) There are catalogs of world coins. There are books dedicated to the crowns you like.&nbsp; (&quot;Crown&quot; is the correct name for them, something you need to know in order to speak and write about your hobby.)&nbsp; You do not actually have to &quot;buy&quot; the books, of course.&nbsp; Visit a library.&nbsp; Even if you cannot get to a big city or university library conveniently, your local librarian can help you search and can get books for you via interlibrary loan.&nbsp; Also, your state university system might be available to you as a taxpayer.&nbsp; (I have an MSU library card and never went to school there.)&nbsp; Even if you cannot check books out, you can almost always USE a library by visiting it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The American Numismatic Association lends books to members for the cost of postage and insurance both ways.&nbsp; If you are spending $50 per coin, you can invest $35 per year in an ANA membership.&nbsp; You will be money ahead.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question:&nbsp; My August &quot;Internet Connections&quot; column for <i>Numismatist</i> magazine will mention <a href="http://www.omnicoin.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.omnicoin.com" rel="nofollow">www.omnicoin.com</a> which is pretty close to being the kind of website you are looking for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck! Happy collecting! and Welcome Aboard!</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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