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Rpena

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    Thoughts please

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 1/19/2024 at 10:53 AM, powermad5000 said:

    That's absolutely fine. Thank you for the clarification. You are probably going to hear it echoed after my response right here that if you are beginning in this hobby, errors is not the place where you need to start. There is an entire separate area of learning when it comes to mint errors. You should begin your collecting by learning the basics and knowing when you see damage, and when you see a superior coin. I recommend you get a current copy of the Redbook of US Coins. Also get a copy of a book titled The Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins, 7th Edition. Read these books and get familiar with the basics as well as online resources such as exploring the US Mint and US Treasury websites. You can also shadow these forums and learn a lot from some of the top numismatists in the field.

    It would also help you to seek out a local coin club, and attend some coin shows to talk to people to expand your knowledge. On these boards, we do however instruct people entering the hobby to avoid watching YouTube videos unless they are made by ANA, ANACS, CONECA, NGC, PCGS, CAC, or the US Mint or US Treasury. There are too many videos on there by self proclaimed experts who themselves have no real idea what they are talking about and making videos that get people to think they can find a million dollar coin in their cash register change which is simply untrue and false information.

    Again, welcome to the hobby and have fun with it! And do not be afraid to ask any questions here. There is no dumb question. Only dumb people who won't ask a question in the first place to try to learn.

    Thank you so much I really do appreciate the info

    Thoughts please

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    Thank you all for your input. I really appreciate it. I guess I should’ve started out saying that I am new to collective. Not just looking for errors. Just taking up a new hobby and trying to learn something new again all your input is really appreciated.