Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Uncover coin collecting secrets

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Is that old penny really worth $100? Find out using free information about coin collecting. The United States Mint – the ultimate coin authority – offers free information for both, avid and amateur coin collectors on its Web sites, www.usmint.gov. Click on Consumer Awareness for valuable tips on how to tell real collectibles U.S. coins from fakes. Or click on About Us and go to the Collector’s Corner for free advice on finding, buying, and caring for your coins.

Free newsletters from coin traders and collecting societies provide price lists and insider’s advice. Coin dealer Ellesmere Numismatics puts out The Winning Edge newsletter, a widely circulated price list guide for rare U.S. coins. Best of all, it’s free for the first six months. Just call 800-426-3343 or subscribe online at www.ellesmerecoin.com.

Sign up now, and they will also send you two free booklets on coin collecting, 638 Coins with a Fundamental Reason to Rise in Value and The Nine Most common Mistakes Made by Rare Coin Investors.

Your local library is also a helpful resource for valuing your coins. Put a price on your money with these books.

* A Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S.Yeoman (updated yearly)
* The Standard Catalog of World Coins from Krause Publications



All the best,



Timben

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