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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 3748000, member: 99642&quot;]Andrew, the very best investment you can make concerning coins is the newest edition of The Red Book, the 2nd best is a loupe as mentioned by Kevin, above.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Red Book will get you started on what to look for and the loupe will help you find it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is more information available in that one book than any of us could teach you in a year of classroom instruction.</p><p><br /></p><p>After you&#039;ve apprenticed with the basics, you will begin to look into the varieties and errors that are out there. Once you&#039;ve become a journeyman in coins, you will find a particular type or series that you really enjoy. You may even Master that type or series.</p><p>After that you could reach out to earn a &quot;Doctorate&quot; in &quot;Coinology&quot; and become a Numismatician.</p><p><br /></p><p>Andrew, I&#039;ve just described a very long journey but it&#039;s a journey that you can complete, just as others have.</p><p><br /></p><p>The important thing is that, however far you travel along the Road of Coins, you should have fun and enjoy yourself </p><p><br /></p><p>Get that book and that loupe, and Get Started !![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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