- ISBN13: 9780470222751
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Product Description
Can’t make heads or tails out of coin collecting? You need Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the treasure trove on information on numismatics. This hands-on guide escorts you through the world’s oldest hobby, helping you decide which type of coins you want to collect, keep your collection in mint condition, buy and sell coins on the Internet, find interesting coin shows to attend, and assemble and diversify a great collection.
The purpose of this fun, easy-to-access guide is to turn you into a world-class coin collector in as little time as possible. You’ll learn what coins can teach you about history and geography, develop organizational and observational skills, and learn to use analytical tools, all without event thinking about it. And you’ll learn the basics about ancient coins, U.S. coins, world coins, and the wild-and-wooly stuff that really gets your numismatic juices flowing. Discover how to:
- Start your collection correctly
- Evaluate coins using age, condition, rarity, and more
- Buy interesting coins without breaking the bank
- Locate rare and expensive coins
- Get savvy about avoiding fakes
- Get the whole family involved in your collection
- Develop a buying strategy
- Clean and handle coins safely
- Keep your collection secure at home and on the road
- Investigate tokens, medals, and miscellaneous coins
- Create complete collections of copper, nickel, silver, or gold U.S. coins
When it comes to numismatics, Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition is right on the money!
Coin Collecting For Dummies
I’m still consulting it, but it’s a great book. It say what your dealers don’t want, or takes you a lot of time to investigate. I’m from Mexico, and mexican coins amateur collector, i have catalogs but this book has been to useful.
Rating: 4 / 5
If you are not a coin collecting dummy before you read this book, you soon will be. This self debrication approach toward learning about a subject has reached an all time low. I think a better title for this book would be “How to Spend Hard Earnered Money on a Book about Coin Collecting for Dummies for Dummies”. Better, more complete, better organized information can be found elsewhere. Just because one is a beginner with a subject, especially one which you would like to become your hobby doesn’t mean it must be treated in a poor manner.
I recognize that some of the “Dummies” series books have been very helpful to alot of people whom have made great strides in learning about something they new nothing about. Let us not forget, most of all, the writers and publishers whose making money publishing “dummies books” was a big success.
Think of all the great possibilities yet unexplored: How to get DWI’s for Dummies; “Building Shelves for Electric Radios Over Your Bathtub for Dummies”; Barbequeing with Charcoal Briquettes during the winter Months in your Tightly closed-up Kitchen for Dummies”; The Great American Diet of Fatty foods and high sugar beverages for Dummies”.
To get back to seriousness. Amazon has several great books on coin collection for beginners to provide you with guidance to last for years. Also, you might try a couple of used books before settling on a couple of new ones for your library.
Rating: 1 / 5
Hello , Covers all the basics quite nicely , easy to read and understand. I would strongly suggest you read this book and at least one other on your specific interest before you spend a dime on coins.
Rating: 4 / 5
Excellent reference book for novice and experienced folks. Written with knowlege and a bit of humor, it is definately a “page turner”.
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent introduction to coin collecting for the inexperienced collector, and a very good resource for the experienced coin collector. Easy to read, and well organized.
Rating: 5 / 5