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So you're new to coin collecting and you're looking for a book to help you with coin valuation. How do you choose between all the different titles? This article discusses what you should look for in a coin collecting book.
A quick search on eBay or Amazon will turn up a multitude of books dealing with coin collecting. If you're just getting into this exciting hobby then you'll not know what to look for when choosing your first coin collecting book.
When you're just starting out you should be looking for a general reference book, something which is intended to appeal to collectors from every walk of life. Don't get too specific initially. Once you've settled more on what you want to collect then you can begin looking for more specific sources of information.
The beginner should be looking for coin collecting books dealing with subjects such as helping you decide what to collect, how to store your collection along with the basics of repair, restoration and recoloring.
You should also make sure that the book includes sections on pricing, how to find a good coin dealer, picking up bargains at auctions and maybe an introduction to the more exciting side of this hobby with expensive, rare and unusual coins.
However, as we have already mentioned, before you get into these more specific areas your first coin collecting book should be showing you how to do things like getting your collection off the ground. It should show you where to go in order to find coins which are worthy of being included in your collection.
Coin collecting is a minefield and beginners can easily get ripped off. Your first book should warn you about what to look for when you're making the all-important decision of whether to buy a coin or not. This is the moment when you could be wasting your hard earned cash on a red herring and believe me, there are plenty of people ready to rip you off in an instant.
The better coin collecting books will include sections on things like what separates a regular collector from a great collector, finding the coin dealer who is right for you, preserving your coins, tools of the trade and the different types of coin collecting.
So now you know what to look for before you purchase your coin collecting book. Why not also consider an audio book? Why limit yourself to reading the words from the page? An audio book allows you to absorb information while you're going about your daily business. You can burn the book to your MP3 player and listen to it anywhere. Do such books exist? Of course they do.... Check the resource box below.
