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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 402662, member: 112&quot;]Do - know your seller. And if you dont know your seller then you better know your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - start a numismatic library. Knowledge is king and it&#039;s value surpasses that of any coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t - buy any coin unless you know, not think -&nbsp; know, what it is worth <u>before</u> you buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - learn how to grade for yourself.</p><p>Don&#039;t - trust the grade on any slab and I don&#039;t care what name is on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - go to every single coin show you can and look at every coin you can find every time you go. Even if you are not interested in that coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t - fool yourself into thinking that you will make a profit on your coins when you eventually sell. Odds are you will not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - buy coins because you like them.</p><p>Don&#039;t - buy coins because you think it is a killer deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t - buy coins, any coin, if there is even the tiniest thing about it that bugs you or that you don&#039;t like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - learn how to detect altered coins, harshly cleaned coins, fake coins, AT&#039;d coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - buy a good loupe, a good scale, a set of callipers and know how to use them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - learn how to properly handle, store and care for your coins. You are not the owner, you are merely the caretaker for those who care for them after you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do - insure your collection. You will need it one day.</p><p><br /></p><p>And most importantly - share with others what you learn and the knowledge that you have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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