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Re: What is that one piece of advice you would give a new collector?
In short... Pick one type and concentrate your focus on it. Elaborating a bit... Get to know its history. Study how and practice grading of that type. Read about key varieties. Know the key dates. Ge… (View Post)3 -
Re: Finally found a Dansco Liberty Seated Quarters album!
Over the past few months I started to upgrade to Dansco albums. I found three types that were out of stock "everywhere." Dealers told me that when Dansco runs out of a type, it takes them m… (View Post)2 -
Re: I need help taking photographs of coins
I'm an aquarium photographer, so I've had to fight glass glare. An important technique in that field is to use one or more flashes that are remote from the camera and angled so that the glare does no… (View Post)3 -
Re: What will be your first coin purchase of 2019 - please share
Much of the enjoyment of this hobby is the joy of discovery. I am hoping that my first coin of the year will come from a local coin show in January - which of course means that at this time I have no… (View Post)4 -
Re: Collecting and Hoarding.
Another distinguishing quality is that the collecting hangs on only to those items that fulfills the purpose and is a step toward completion, hoarding can't let go of the surplus. (View Post)4