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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5241 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 12:34 pm In addition to the equipment, the new person should handle a lot of coins. As someone suggested, making a date set from circulation coins is both cheap and educational. They should join a local club if there is one nearby. Most of the club oldtimers will be very helpful to a new person, especially someone young. The last thing I would suggest is to take an expensive course. Down the road they may decide if this is a profession they are interested in, but not at the beginning. Report this Post to the Staff
Anthony86 Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 03/31/2023 5:23 pm In addition to the tools mentioned before, I would buy coin albums of pennies, nickels, quarters and half dollars. You can buy Harris albums for $5. Go to your bank and get some rolls or boxes of coins. This is the way I first started years ago. I have since upgraded to Dansco albums and upgraded some of the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
General Sherman Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 06/16/2023 09:17 am A scale, loop and a Red Book are basic requirements. You'll also need a good strong magnet and a PM testing kit (acid /touch stoned from ebay). You'll occasionally come across PMs, gemstones, gold jewelry and flatware that you may start collecting also. Report this Post to the Staff
Snick87 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/16/2023 5:17 pm As a new member, I appreciate all the comments related to the original question. I need to buy a Red Book!! Thanks to all!! Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/17/2023 08:29 am Buy a Red Book to know about coins and then buy what coins you like. Try to focus on a specific type of collection (like a date set, type set or some other variable), but in the end buy what you like. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18668 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 11:58 am from a coin perspective I would tell a new collector to purchase keys and semi-key coins in the highest grade you can afford even if you have to save for them. these are the coins that are going to increase of the years. the other common coins you can acquire any time. along with this I would highly recommend to them to learn how to determine cleaned/damaged coins before buying raw key coins. if you are not well versed in these then only buy slabbed coins from the top 3. PCGS, NGC, ANACS Report this Post to the Staff
TinyRetreat Valued Member United States 345 Posts	Posted 07/11/2023 01:37 am My love for coins started with education. Sure, I thought coins were cool and had value but the how, the why and the history really got me. After studying grade, rarity, minting etc. ... learning how much I DIDN'T know ... I fell in love with Morgan dollars and 1 oz. bullion rounds. Report this Post to the Staff
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