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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 558925, member: 16510&quot;]<b>Heres what to do first,</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s what to do first,</p><p>Start reading and/or subscribing to Coin World and Numismatic News each week - after about three months doing that you will gleam more than any other single source can provide as an overview of the hobby. Get a Red Book and do the same.</p><p>Get a legal pad and write down each question that come to mind and answer them yourself or seek further assistance.</p><p>Know that this is a huge subject and it takes any serious new comer a minimum of five years (and that&#039;s with doing the above and more) to start to get your &quot;hands around&quot; this hobby.</p><p>Go to shows, visit shops, make contacts, ask questions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Last but most important &quot;have fun&quot; - for myself I care very little about coins as an investment in making money but what I do know is it&#039;s an investment in life, beauty, history, knowledge, mint production processes, marketing, trade, precious metals, personal pleasure and satisfaction - in short, United States Coinage is the history and very fabric of our nation.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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