Rule Number One!
If you are developing an interest in coin collecting, you might be motivated to visit a coin store and buy some examples of America's historical money.
Don't do it!
The first rule in numismatics is "Buy
the book before you buy the coin."
This advice originally came from coin dealer Aaron R. Feldman
(1894-1976). Feldman promoted numismatic literature as the gateway to collecting. Today, thousands of
collectors have followed his advice, building numismatic knowledge first and saving your coin collecting dollars in the meantime.
If your interest is the 50 State Quarters, please take a look at the starter kit below. You might also check our 50 State Quarter Page where you will find all of the options available for you to consider. Everything from single states to complete sets are listed.
Please scroll down for a package deal on 3 books that every collector should have. Examination of these books will increase your knowledge and enjoyment. They will also prevent you from making the mistakes that plague and are costly to most beginning collectors. US 50 State Quarter Starter Kit
*Contents:
- The Whitman Guide To Coin Collecting
- Statehood Quarters Folder 1999 To 2001
- 2 - 5 Quarter Snap Lock Holders
- Jefferson Memorial Nickel Book
- Statehood Checklist/Release Schedule
- Hobby Magnifier
*Representative contents. Actual contents may differ.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.
$18.95
Sale Price $7.95 Out Of Stock
Collecting America's Coins:
Beginner Basics
New educational set for those who are just beginning to explore the world of coin collecting.
To highlight the coin manufacturing process, this set includes
A one-cent Blank planchet
A pair of circulating one-cent coins
A pair of satin-finish uncirculated dimes
A proof-condition half-dollar.
This set illustrates many features and finishes found throughout our Nation's coinage.
The booklet also briefly discusses the history, design and manufacturing processes that have contributed to more than two centuries of American coinage.
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Getting Started
- Coin Collector's Survival Manual.
Now available after being out of print for quite a while. New Third Edition featuring updated and timely information. Packed with useful information for the beginner as well as the seasoned collector. A must for every Collector!
The Coin Collector's Survival Manual has been called "one of the most important coin books ever written" by The New York Times and has sold more than 80,000 copies. This new explanded edition examines the coin field from an insider's perspective and breaks important new ground in disclosing the ins and outs of coin collecting and investing.
The Coin Collector's Survival Manual reveals trade
secrets on how you can make money and avoid even the smallest mistakes in the
rare coin marketplace. This straight-forward guide
candidly examines grading controversies and the popularity of registry sets,
playing the “crack out” game with third-party encapsulated coins, and the
dangers of online auctions and coin doctoring.1,200 consumer protection caveats give you the most candid advice on how to buy and sell coins profitably, whether it’s a sleeper found on the bourse or a multi-million dollar rarity seen at auction. Detailed photographs
of coins with genuine and difficult-to-detect artificial toning give you
unprecedented side-by-side comparisons.
Illustrated with more than 260 state-of-the-art digital color and
black and white images of coins, this 400-page guide packs a powerful, one-two
punch.
Coins overgraded by grading services.
How you can capitalize on the gyrations of gold prices when buying rare and generic
gold coins.
Extraordinary insights and secrets of crack-outs and getting lucrative upgrades from
third-party grading services. Well-known dealer Jim Halperin tells how he made
millions in profits by resubmitting coins and expands his secret list.
Exposing the pitfalls and avoiding the perils when buying coins through online auctions.
Detecting altered, counterfeit and “doctored” coins.
How the popular registry set programs have changed the numismatic market, and how to
use registry sets to your advantage.
Knowing when to buy, when to sell, and when not to do anything.
Comprehensive discussions by leading experts about taxes and tax consequences on buying and
selling numismatic items, including record keeping, estate planning secrets,
retirement plans and in-kind exchanges.
Now you can
survive and make money in coins right now!
- The Red Book.
The Essential U.S. Coins Value and Reference Guide. (A Guide Book of United States Coins, 400+ pages, K. Bressett, Editor; Whitman Publishing) has been the standard value guide for coin collectors and dealers for six decades. It lists information on every known U.S. Coin, including Colonial coins, error coins, mint and proof sets, commemoratives, and gold coins.
The Red Book serves as an outstanding overall reference guide. It has thousands of full-color images of coins, with detail photos. For a beginning collector, this book is even more important, because it has new-collector essentials such as a guide to grading your coins, a glossary of coin terminology, an introduction to each coin type, and an essay on the history of U.S. coinage. The intermediate collector will enjoy the sections on famous sunken treasures of U.S. Coins, noted U.S. coin collectors, famous U.S. coin hoards, and rare coin investing.
- The ANA Grading Guide.
Grading is a technical study. Often people will say that a coin looks "pretty good" or "almost new." Numismatists use another vocabulary: Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extremely Fine, Almost Uncirculated, Uncirculated, Mint State. Assigning a grade to a coin is an art, not a science. It is often highly subjective, especially when working with Mint State coins where small differences in grade make big differences in price. Even so, grading can be studied and learned and applied with known and predictable results that ultimately rest on judgement, rather than "feeling."
The ANA Grading Guide provides images of every coin in every grade. The pictures show what details to look when trying to determine the amount of wear. Below each picture you will find two or three lines of explanation about both the obverse and reverse. Also, the ANA Guide breaks down the higher collector grades (Very Fine, Extremely Fine) into VF-20, VF-30, EF-40 and EF-45. Uncirculated grades get three numbers for MS-60, MS-65, and MS-70.
Sale Price - All 3 Books For Just $49.95
More Beginner's Books
Coin Collecting For Dummies Great for the beginning Coin Collector as well as the most seasoned veteran.
The Inside Story of the 50 State Quarters. Which quarter is your favorite? Have you seen the one from your home state yet? What does the design mean? Who created the design?
Here, for the first time in a single volume, author and coin expert Q. David Bowers tells the inside stories about each and every state quarter. Find out what each design represents, learn how many were minted for each state, listen in on conversations with the key players, find out the "who, what, why, when, and where" of each quarter.
Helpful Hints For Enjoying Coin Collecting. Over 100 pages with pictures. Great for the beginning Coin Collector as well as the most seasoned veteran.
One Minute Coin Expert. Over 275 pages with pictures. Which coins to collect, how to cherry pick the best values, and how to grade coins, and much more. Timeless reference!
Please click here for our publication and supply page. We have various holders, coin books, and collecting accessories that assist the collector.
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Cent
In 2009 The United States Mint will celebrate 100 years of Lincoln Cents. This is a new date set folder that will house one penny for each year from 1909 - 2008. There are also 4 openings for 1909 (one for each of the new reverses). This folder is multi-colored and has an extra 6 unmarked openings for the collectors use.
Great starter folder to introduce kids to coin collecting.
7 X 9.5 inch in size.
All 4 Proofs
Unlike the current copper-plated zinc composition for circulating Lincoln cents, the proof 2009 versions will be struck in the 95% copper, 3% zinc, and 2% tin alloy that was used for the Lincoln cent in 1909.
The four coins will be shipped in the original plastic case inside special "no tarnish" bag. There is no box or COA with the four coins.
Sure to be one of the most in demand items in years!
3 X 5 inch in size. Has 4 openings for the versions of 2009 Lincoln Cents and one opening to show the common obverse.
Holder with all four versions of the cent in Brilliant Uncirculated.
Coin Starter Sets
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| Indian Cents |
10 Coins - 1880 To 1909 |
Good Or Better |
$12.50 |
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| Lincoln Wheat Cents |
50 Coins - 1909 To 1958 |
Good Or Better |
$2.95 |
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| 1909 To 1939 |
Wheat Cent Roll - As They Come Out Of The Bag - No Guarantee As To Dates Or Grades |
Good Or Better |
$8.95 Per Roll |
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| 1909 To 1955 |
All "S" Mints - Wheat Cent Roll - As They Come Out Of The Bag - No Guarantee As To Dates Or Grades |
Good Or Better |
$7.95 |
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| 1943 |
Steel Cents - Roll Of 50 Coins - As They Come Out Of The Bag - No Guarantee As To Dates Or Grades |
Average Circulated |
$9.95 |
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| 1960 P And D Small Date Lincoln Cents |
Total Of 2 Coins |
BU |
$5.25 |
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| 2007 Lincoln Cent Roll |
50 Coins |
BU |
$2.99 |
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| 2008 Lincoln Cent Roll |
Last Of The Memorial Reverse - 50 Coins |
BU |
$2.99 Out Of Stock |
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| 2008-D Lincoln Cent Roll |
Last Of The Memorial Reverse - 50 Coins |
BU |
$2.99 Out Of Stock |
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| 1999 And 2000 |
Lincoln Cent - Off Center And Broad Strikes - Click Camera To Go To Order Page
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BU |
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| 2000-P Lincoln Cent |
Type 2 Reverse - Click Camera To Go To Order Page
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Click Here For Other Proof Lincoln Cents |
Proof |
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| Liberty V Nickels |
10 Coins - 1883 To 1912 |
Good Or Better |
$12.50 |
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| Buffalo Nickels |
10 Coins - 1913 To 1938 |
Good Or Better |
$12.50 |
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| Buffalo Nickel Roll |
Total Of 40 Coins - No Returns On Rolls |
VG To VF |
$39.00 |
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