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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdcda, post: 8230, member: 941&quot;]I agree with everyone else, the first thing to do is educate yourself. In addition to attending some shows and purchasing a copy of the Red Book, I would suggest picking up a copy of the &quot;Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins&quot; book. Try calling your local bookstore to see if they can get you a copy. If they cannot, use the following link to purchase a copy from Amazon.com:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0307090973/qid=1084239590/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-1134916-9964038?v=glance&amp;s=books&amp;n=507846" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0307090973/qid=1084239590/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-1134916-9964038?v=glance&amp;s=books&amp;n=507846" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0307090973/qid=1084239590/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-1134916-9964038?v=glance&amp;s=books&amp;n=507846</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Red Book will help you identify the coins you have, and the ANA book will help you to understand the grading process. As you will quickly learn, the price of the coins you are looking for to fill those holes will be determined by two primary factors - rarity and grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Properly grading coins is as much an art as it is a science, but the book will give you the official guidelines and attending the shows, and checking out some of the coins for sale, will help to build your skills!</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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