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Coins and Coin Collecting

Your guide to getting the very best from your coin collection.

Coin collecting can be started as simply as getting a special state quarter for your birthday. Or you may use a coin collection to help you visualize the history of your state or country.

Use this site to discover tips and tricks to help grow your coin collection, present your coins to their best advantage. Find help on grading your coins, including when to use an expert coin grading service. Discover how to use a computer program to make cataloging your collection quicker and easier.

Whether you are just starting out with coin collecting or are an expert numismatist, you'll find tips and tricks for making the most of your coin collection. Everything from slabbing coins to protect them from the elements through to valuing your coin collection.

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Being a Coin Collector - Whether or not you are just starting out on your coin collecting voyage, you can become an expert in your specialized area of coin collecting.

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Collecting State Coins - With 50 states to collect from, you may want to start collecting state coins just from your home state and then branch out to neighboring states rather than tackle the whole of the US at once.

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Rare coins: the modern investment - The joy of collecting rare coins is that you've actually got a tangible investment that you can look at and admire. You also know that the supply of the rare coins you are collecting is unlikely to rise, so the value of your collection should go up and up.

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Collecting Roman Coins - The Roman Empire spread over a large area, so Roman coins are a surprisingly cheap way to start your coin collection as well as being a unique piece of history.

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A Guide to Error Coins - Everyone makes mistakes and coin mints are no exception. While most error coins are spotted before they can leave the mint, occasionally mis-strikes and other errors will be released into general circulation.

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