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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kristine Garrant, post: 8229690, member: 124772&quot;]So, got my first book today!&nbsp; Still looking for a way to get the cherry pickers guide without having to sell a kidney first..lol..thanks to PaddyMan amd his lead on Wizard Coun Supply.&nbsp; They were awesome in assisting me with my purchase!</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, I am having a hard time finding a picture or illustration that points out features or characteristics of coins.&nbsp; I being a visually learnable kind of person would be so appreciative of some type of diagram to associate these definitions to.&nbsp; You know, like when you purchase a new item and in the manual is a picture with areows and numbets pointed to different places?&nbsp; Then a list that explains what part that arrow and number represent?&nbsp; ( Lol the coins for dummies edition truly, I crack myself up!)</p><p><br /></p><p>So I did a rough drawing.&nbsp; Am I getting this right?&nbsp; I do understand that proof coins are not for circulation and very unlikely to be found there, but&nbsp; for example, of I was to purchase a &#039;proof&#039; coin, what features would it have that would differentiate it (besides the color) from a regular business strike?</p><p><br /></p><p>In these days of idiots that let out into circulation proof coins and con artists constantly trying to swindle with reprocessed coins...i was looking at a way a newbie could better tell.&nbsp; It will be a while before I get the kind of &#039;eye&#039; that you guys have.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1446641[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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