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<p>[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3780702, member: 59737"]I appreciate you trying to increase your knowledge on coins. I'll tell you a couple things: </p><p>- As an error collector, I've found tons of errors: doubled dies, die cracks, cuds, rotated dies, etc. None of them have made me rich. Few ever strike it rich with coins. It's a hobby for most of us, not an investment.</p><p>- Most youtube videos hype something to get views. They get paid by having people watch it. Sadly, few videos are worth watching.</p><p>- We don't get paid anything for our advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a few sites to help you learn about coin errors and prices, here are some easy ones:</p><p><br /></p><p>erros:</p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.doubleddie.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Price guides:</p><p><a href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Grading:</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, you need to know how to grade before you can understand prices. Also, prices are inflated, consider looking at the sold listings for a coin on both the PCGS website and eBay to get a realistic understanding.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more you know about coins, the more valuable your coins can become, because knowing what you have and what a coin is worth is important. Most importantly, however, is that you have to find a buyer who wants your coin at that price in order to have it be worth anything. Supply/demand sets these conditions and it's much harder to find the right buyer than people assume.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3780702, member: 59737"]I appreciate you trying to increase your knowledge on coins. I'll tell you a couple things: - As an error collector, I've found tons of errors: doubled dies, die cracks, cuds, rotated dies, etc. None of them have made me rich. Few ever strike it rich with coins. It's a hobby for most of us, not an investment. - Most youtube videos hype something to get views. They get paid by having people watch it. Sadly, few videos are worth watching. - We don't get paid anything for our advice. If you want a few sites to help you learn about coin errors and prices, here are some easy ones: erros: [URL]http://www.error-ref.com/[/URL] [URL]http://www.doubleddie.com/[/URL] Price guides: [URL]http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml[/URL] [URL]http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/[/URL] Grading: [URL]https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/[/URL] Keep in mind, you need to know how to grade before you can understand prices. Also, prices are inflated, consider looking at the sold listings for a coin on both the PCGS website and eBay to get a realistic understanding. The more you know about coins, the more valuable your coins can become, because knowing what you have and what a coin is worth is important. Most importantly, however, is that you have to find a buyer who wants your coin at that price in order to have it be worth anything. Supply/demand sets these conditions and it's much harder to find the right buyer than people assume.[/QUOTE]
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