Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 95129, member: 705&quot;]Coins are great to collect....we can&#039;t tell you what to collect but what you need to do first is read...read...read...read....buy the book before you buy or sell the coin.</p><p>Find a coin that &quot;rings your bell&quot; and start by trying to learn how to grade that coin...look at many coins before buying...post some photos here and maybe we can help....try to find out how to tell if a coin has been cleaned...how to tell a circulated coin from a Un-circulated coin....Proofs from Business strikes...</p><p><br /></p><p>Talk to your father-in-law...I bet he knows more than he lets on...ask if there is a dealer or coin club in your town and get to them.....</p><p><br /></p><p>State quarters are great....for me they aren&#039;t much.</p><p>I like coins from long ago....pre 1964....coins with small mintage...you can get a low mintage proof Cent from the 1800&#039;s for around $150-$250 sometimes.</p><p>If you buy slabbed make SURE you stay with NGC/PCGS/ANACS/ICG untill you get used to grading...ICG will tend to overgrade on coins after 1964 so remember that.</p><p>PCGS seems to overgrade some....I like NGC and ANACS the best.</p><p><br /></p><p>Starter sets....I would suggest looking in change for such things like Dimes from 1946-date...you can search boxes of rolls from the bank if you ask...Cents....Halves....quarters....</p><p>For cheap starters I would go with:</p><p>Franklin Halves</p><p>FRD Dimes</p><p>Jefferson Nickels</p><p><br /></p><p>They are all pretty cheap to do in low grades....each sets has some harder to find dates but none of the sets should cost much...the Franklin set would be about the most...and it will be under $200 most of the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to ask many many questions!</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in