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Article #167: Coin Collecting: Getting Started

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(NC)-Okay. So you've been diagnosed with period, some go with themes, like
the collecting bug. Don't panic. Here's airplanes or animals. Silver dollars,
what you need to do: first, visit the $100 gold coins, bi-metallic coins, coins
library. Pick up some standard reference featuring flowers...whatever you choose
catalogues (for example The Charlton is fine, there are no rules. Many collect
Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, or coins to commemorate great events in
Haxby's Coins of Canada) and read them their lives, a child's graduation, a new
thoroughly, along with every book you can baby...or to mark historical events such
find on collecting. Contact your local as the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
coin dealer or numismatic club, and ask The more knowledge you have, the more fun
them to recommend good websites and other collecting becomes. Learning what to look
resources. Become a member. Buy a for, how to identify quality items, how
magazine or two. That way they'll know to use the lingo, and how to establish a
you're not going to waste their time. You fair price will make the hunt that much
might also want to take a course. The more exciting. The more you know about
Canadian Numismatic Association offers pricing, the easier it will be to
one by correspondence at recognize a good bargain. And getting
Once you've done your homework, the next good bargains is a big part of what it's
step is to decide what, specifically, all about. To the collector, bragging
you'd like to collect. The best advice about 'finds' constitutes one of life's
here is to follow your interests. Collect most enjoyable pastimes.
what you love, and, again, learn The final step is to get out there, enjoy
everything you possibly can about your the hobby and pull together the most
chosen specialty. Most collectors go for amazing collection of coins ever
issues of a particular country or time assembled.






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