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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 8190, member: 669&quot;]Welcome Robin.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a saying among coin collectors - buy the book before you buy the coin.&nbsp; It is the best advice you will ever get about collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your interests are primarily US coins, your very first purchase should be the 2004 Red Book, officially known as the Guide Book of United States Coins, by R.S. Yeoman.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your interests are primarily world coins, your very first purchase should be a used copy of a fairly recent Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause &amp; Mishler.&nbsp; I say used because the new volume is around $50, and covers only 1901-date.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your interests are primarily ancient coins, which I know absolutely nothing about, ask a couple of the dealers at the show for their recommendations on a startup book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever you do, buy the book (and study it) before you purchase coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if your primary interest is investment in precious metals, ignore everything I&#039;ve said and just start buying silver Eagles and/or gold bullion coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>As you will note if you have been reading the recent postings about EBay and other sources of counterfeits/forgeries, it&#039;s a jungle out there, and the best way to keep from being eaten is to armor yourself in knowledge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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