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Message:: [QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 8219986, member: 90692"][USER=124772]@Kristine Garrant[/USER] …Well, I have to say you are experiencing what most collectors go through.  We ask questions and then sort through the responses…we end up saying: “That guy knows what he is talking about and that guy doesn’t”.  Learning and applying as we go.  You have to understand that it just takes time to accumulate knowledge. I collected/accumulated coins from 1962 until 2011.  Now, I thought because I knew US denominations back to Morgans, Flying Eagles and Barbers that I was a numismatist, because, after all, your regular citizen didn’t.  I was all wrong and full of myself.   I started applying numismatic precepts in 2011 when I began organizing my collected treasures, and I continued to learn when I joined Coin Talk in 2017. You will find greater depth info from books and magazines and there is a lot to read and study for all denominations so my best recommendation is to choose an area, focus and research a denomination and post here with your questions.  We have all had our bubble burst but CT members will make sure you get accurate info, it’s one of our hallmarks…Spark[/QUOTE]