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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 4574774, member: 111067&quot;][USER=113027]@Kelly Capone[/USER] I reiterate the above. I inherited a smallish collection at the end of February and didn&#039;t have the first clue about the collecting hobby. When i joined&nbsp; this forum in March i posted threads about any coin that looked different.</p><p>One of the first answers i got was to study the minting process and get a copy of the Red Book, and a lot of first class advice.</p><p>I got one and a copy of the Standard Catalogue of World Coins which has over 50,000 full size coin images, mint information and varieties.</p><p>Suffice to say after a month of studying I am far more comfortable (though far from expert) when studying the coins. I still have a great deal to learn, I have barely scratched the surface of the subject. But learning about it for me is as exciting as finding a listed variety, especially when I can find the correct VAM reference for one of my Morgan or Peace dollars without help.</p><p>So please don&#039;t give up, change your focus to other aspects of the hobby. As [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] said earlier today, learning what a coin and it&#039;s original surfaces really looks like will be very valuable knowledge to have[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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