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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 

Coin Collecting Starter/Beginner 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 

Collecting Coins

Collecting Coins

Collecting Coins

Collecting Coins


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. 
    
    
    
    
                                    
    15.95 Out Of Stock
     

  • 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.
    


    NEW Whitman Insider Guide Series - Now Available

     In The Whitman Insider Guide to Grading United States Coins, you will learn the terminology of grading. You will find step-by-step instructions; a photo guide to coin conditions; illustrations of features to look for; tips on smart grading and collecting; and more. You will learn which grading factors can affect a coin's value, and which ones don't. After reading and absorbing this "little book with big value," you will be able to speak-and more importantly, think-like a grading insider. (64 Pages) 

    $6.95







    In The Whitman Insider Guide to Smart Coin Collecting, you will gain insight on the four steps to building a great collection, coin by coin. You will learn how to avoid counterfeits and other traps hidden in the marketplace. There are chapters on coin storage, cleaning, and more. Reading and absorbing this "little book with big value," you will begin your journey to joining the ranks of John Jay Pittman, Harry W. Bass, Louis Eliasberg, and other smart collectors-all of whose stories are told inside. (64 Pages)

    $6.95







    The Whitman Insider Guide to Buying and Selling Your Coins (Including Online) is an intensive crash course in the transaction side of the hobby. It covers private sales, coin shops, shows, mail order, Internet, and live-auction bidding. Read this "little book with big value," and you will learn about shop etiquette, scams to avoid, taxes, security, how to do online searches, the best places to buy and sell, and more. (64 pages)

    $6.95







    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.
    
    
    
    1909 2009 Lincoln Cent Folder Album
    
    1909 2009 Lincoln Cent Folder Album
    
    7 X 9.5 inch in size. 
    
    
     
    $4.95

    	
    	
    	2009 Lincoln Cent
    

    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!
    
    $16.95 per set of 4 coins

    2009 Lincoln Cent Holder

    
    
    
    3 X 5 inch in size. Has 4 openings for the versions of 2009 Lincoln Cents and one opening to show the common obverse. 
    
    
     
    
    
    $3.25 Out Of Stock

    
    
    2009 Lincoln Cent Holder
    
    2009 Lincoln Cent Holder
    
    
    Holder with all four versions of the cent in Brilliant Uncirculated.
    
    
     
    
    
    $3.95 Out Of Stock

    
    Click here for the 2009 Lincoln Cent information and ordering page.
    		
    
    
    
    
    

    Coin Starter Sets 

    Indian Cents 10 Coins - 1880 To 1909 Good Or Better $12.50

    Lincoln Wheat Cents 50 Coins - 1909 To 1958 Good Or Better $2.95

    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

    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


    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


    1960 P And D Small Date Lincoln Cents Total Of 2 Coins BU $5.25


    2007 Lincoln Cent Roll 50 Coins BU $2.99


    2008 Lincoln Cent Roll Last Of The Memorial Reverse - 50 Coins BU $2.99 Out Of Stock


    2008-D Lincoln Cent Roll Last Of The Memorial Reverse - 50 Coins BU $2.99 Out Of Stock


    1999 And 2000 Lincoln Cent - Off Center And Broad Strikes - Click Camera To Go To Order Page
    BU

    2000-P Lincoln Cent Type 2 Reverse - Click Camera To Go To Order Page
    MS64 To MS68

    Click Here For Other BU Lincoln Cents BU


    Click Here For Other Proof Lincoln Cents Proof

    Liberty V Nickels 10 Coins - 1883 To 1912 Good Or Better $12.50

    Buffalo Nickels 10 Coins - 1913 To 1938 Good Or Better $12.50

    Buffalo Nickel Roll Total Of 40 Coins - No Returns On Rolls VG To VF $39.00


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