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<p>[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4873080, member: 114169"]I'm late to the conversation, but do have some advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>The BEST way to get started in this to provide some kind of related service to folks who are collectors or who want to disburse a collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I'm talking about is; be creative and come up with some kind of display stand or frame that integrates photos or other display items along with the collectors coins. It could be a departed loved one, a birth year set, a local club or historical site, a business or event. Or offer to sell collections for folks on a consignment basis. Honesty and good documentation here is the key. There are probably a dozen more examples that I'm not thinking of off hand</p><p><br /></p><p>Either of these two types of activities bring you along side the coin owners, you will be viewed as a resource, not as the advisory. It's the psychology of the sale and salesman. Become the assistant, not the 'predator.' Once alongside, you can ask and have discussions about items of less interest to them but of more interest to you. Maybe you can start by picking up bags of obsolete Indian nickels to help younger collectors fill holes in their nickel books. Search modern change to do the same with quarters. Or blend two hobbies together . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>I started making State Quarter and 1911 dated coin wooden and bone gun grips for folks a while back. That blends coin collecting with gun collecting. Examples below. You just have to be creative in the approach. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever you can do to bring yourself alongside as a resource will give you better access to the resources.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Z</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176982[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176981[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4873080, member: 114169"]I'm late to the conversation, but do have some advice. The BEST way to get started in this to provide some kind of related service to folks who are collectors or who want to disburse a collection. What I'm talking about is; be creative and come up with some kind of display stand or frame that integrates photos or other display items along with the collectors coins. It could be a departed loved one, a birth year set, a local club or historical site, a business or event. Or offer to sell collections for folks on a consignment basis. Honesty and good documentation here is the key. There are probably a dozen more examples that I'm not thinking of off hand Either of these two types of activities bring you along side the coin owners, you will be viewed as a resource, not as the advisory. It's the psychology of the sale and salesman. Become the assistant, not the 'predator.' Once alongside, you can ask and have discussions about items of less interest to them but of more interest to you. Maybe you can start by picking up bags of obsolete Indian nickels to help younger collectors fill holes in their nickel books. Search modern change to do the same with quarters. Or blend two hobbies together . . . I started making State Quarter and 1911 dated coin wooden and bone gun grips for folks a while back. That blends coin collecting with gun collecting. Examples below. You just have to be creative in the approach. Whatever you can do to bring yourself alongside as a resource will give you better access to the resources. Hope this helps. Z [ATTACH=full]1176982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1176981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1176983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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