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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roger Sosnowski, post: 2087290, member: 73139&quot;]Hi Tom,</p><p><br /></p><p>Well&nbsp; I&#039;m not a pro by any means,lol. I started collecting about 7 years ago. Started with $5,000 in junk quarters--mainly for the silver content. Then thought I better try to get some knowledge on coins so I read the following books:</p><p><br /></p><p>The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards</p><p>The Coin Collectors Survival Manual</p><p>The Official Redbook of United States Coins(2013)</p><p>The Official Redbook of Morgan Silver Dollars</p><p>The Official Redbook Of Washington and State Quarters</p><p>The Official Redbook of Linoln Pennies</p><p>Cherrypickers Guide to rare Varieties of United States Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>After finishing those books I&#039;ve attended as many coin shows as I can-- but there&#039;s not very many by me. I&#039;ve just about completed a Washington Quarter collection--ms65 or higher(with the exception of the 1932D--it an ms64). Completed a Washington Proof collection from 1936 to current dates. Working on a Lincoln Penny collection. Have dabbled with morgans. Have a bunch of Bu 1996 American Eagles.</p><p>No gold at this point. Been on the photograde site with the photos of all the grades of coins. Still don&#039;t trust myself with grading--need to attend a couple of classes on that if possible. I&#039;m usually on some type of website comparing coins 4-6 times a week. Been to the heritage archives and well as the Stack site. Spent hours on ebay--sifting through coins until I find&nbsp; couple that look good--then figure out what my max bid is--and hope,lol.</p><p>So that&#039;s about my total experience so far. I still have problems looking at high def photo&#039;s online and trying to figure out if there&#039;s imperfections--how they will really affect the value of a coin--mainly because they can be exaggerated on the photo&#039;s. For that matter sometime strike and luster can be hard to determine from photo&#039;s. Also have used the pcgs, ngc sites for price comparisons before I buy/bid</p><p>Thanks again to everyone who has responded.</p><p>Roger[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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