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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 6537247, member: 84179&quot;]1. There is no licencing requirements to become an &quot;expert&quot;. Members build credibility by regularly posting accurate information about numismatics and the minting process. Once you&#039;ve gained some experience in the hobby, its easy to tell who&#039;s knowledgeable and who&#039;s blowing smoke.</p><p>1b. Owning a coin shop doesn&#039;t Automatically make you an expert.&nbsp; This is a common mistake many&nbsp; new collectors make.&nbsp; Numismatics is filled with specialties like errors, ancients, etc. Nobody can be an expert on everything.&nbsp; One if the great things about sites like this is you get a concentration of knowledgeable people in these specialties (go check out the ancient section on CT).&nbsp; You said you were an engineering tech and I&#039;m sure you&#039;re knowledgeable in your field.&nbsp; But does that make you an expert tech in chemical analysis? Control Systems? Quality?&nbsp; </p><p>2. There are very few collectors of errors that will pay premiums for minor errors.&nbsp; The ones that occasionally sell for more that a couple bucks are difficult to find in change and aren&#039;t overlooked.&nbsp; Search for internet dealers who specialize in errors and see if any of them are interested in buying your minor errors.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t because the market isn&#039;t for resale isn&#039;t there</p><p>3. use the links people provide.&nbsp; They info is there, but you have to take the time to learn it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck on your collecting endeavours.&nbsp; Hope you find people that can help you[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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