| An auction is where people go to buy rare and | | | | coins are worth. |
| expensive collectibles such as antiques. But now | | | | Rare coins are hard to find and the best place to |
| there are some coin auctions where you as a | | | | get this kind of coins will be at an auction. You |
| collector can go and bid, in fact out bid the next | | | | must be prepared to out bid your competitor |
| guy so that you end up with the coin you want. | | | | who is probably good at bidding. Many of the coin |
| Coin auctions are also a good place to go and see | | | | collectors you will find there have probably been |
| other collectors who during the auction are | | | | doing this kind of coin bidding for a long while, so |
| actually your competitors. You will also get to | | | | you best get to know their tricks. Some of the |
| know what coins are out there. However these | | | | other bidders at the coin auctions will probably be |
| kinds of auctions are for the enthusiastic coin | | | | the kind who owns the merchandise or have a |
| collectors who are qualified to know original rare | | | | vested interest in the money they will get from |
| coins from the counterfeit ones. If you are a first | | | | the coin. This kind of bidders will probably try their |
| time coin collector at the auctions it would be | | | | best to get the coin to go for more its worth or |
| wise to go with someone who already knows | | | | try and make a profit for more than they got it |
| what happens as well as knows how much the | | | | for. |