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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andy21us, post: 558755, member: 2452&quot;]Welcome to the Forum! I agree with Carl about picking up some book and read all you can. There is a saying in coin collecting, &quot; Buy the Book before the Coin&quot; and that is the best advice any one can give you. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as coins as an investment, you are going to need a large budget to deal with Brokers and Dealers to get a good return on your money in 31 years. If that is the way you are wanting to go then Heritage Auction is a good place for high end coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin as a hobby would be the best way to go at first. Learn the in&#039;s and out&#039;s and who you can trust and who not to deal with. There are a lot of good place to buy coins from on the web, but just starting out I would look for coin shows and a good dealer that you can trust and deal with until you feel comfortable knowing what to look for in a coin. Again that take you back to the first statement &quot;Buy the Book before the Coin&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as buying coin on the internet you can try the U.S. Mint as you know, <a href="http://www.APMEX.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.APMEX.com" rel="nofollow">www.APMEX.com</a>, eBay, <a href="http://www.coinworld.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com" rel="nofollow">www.coinworld.com</a>, and <a href="http://www.smyrnacoin.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smyrnacoin.com" rel="nofollow">www.smyrnacoin.com</a> to name a few.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also go to these sites to learn more about coin collecting: <a href="http://www.varietyvista.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com" rel="nofollow">www.varietyvista.com</a>, <a href="http://www.pcgs.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com" rel="nofollow">www.pcgs.com</a>, <a href="http://www.numismaster.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaster.com" rel="nofollow">www.numismaster.com</a>, <a href="http://www.allexperts.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.allexperts.com" rel="nofollow">www.allexperts.com</a>, <a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com" rel="nofollow">www.lincolncentresource.com</a>, and&nbsp; <a href="http://www.coppercoins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coppercoins.com" rel="nofollow">www.coppercoins.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Luck and most of all have Fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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