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Coin Collecting Basics
If you're new to numismatics, or the study of coin collecting, we'll teach you the basics: from help identifying your coins to where to buy and sell coins.
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Who Appeared on the United States $20 Bill in 1875? -
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The New Orleans Mint -
![the best place to buy coins of a man holding dollar bills and coins on the table]()
The Best Places to Buy Coins -
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Facts and History of the Red Seal Two-Dollar Bill -
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Top 10 Best Resources for Coin Collectors -
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What Is a Silver Certificate? -
![The Carson City Mint in 1866]()
Carson City Mint Facts and Information -
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How Are Coins Made? -
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The United States Mint at Philadelphia -
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Troy Ounce vs. Ounce -
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How Much Do My Coins Weigh? -
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How to Detect Counterfeit Coins -
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How to Identify, Price, and Value Old Coins -
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How to Sell the Coins That I've Inherited -
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5 Strategies for Investing in Rare Coins -
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The Coinage of The United States
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How to Clean Coins Safely and Easily -
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Insider's Tips for Buying and Selling Coins -
![A typical local coin shop]()
How to Find a Local Coin Dealer -
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Cataloging Your Coin Collection -
![A Two-Headed Jefferson Nickel]()
How Do I Tell If a Two Headed Coin Is Genuine? -
![Morgan Silver Dollar]()
What Is a "BU" Coin? -
![Stacks of coins with quarter and penny in front]()
How to Describe Your Coins to Other Collectors -
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Top 7 Ways to Ruin Your Coins -
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How Many Coins Are in a Regular Roll of Coins? -
![Three lines of old pennies and one shiny new one]()
How to Tell if a Coin Has Been Cleaned -
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What Is PVC Damage on Coins? -
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The Standing Liberty Quarter -
![United States coins]()
The Three Different Strike Types Used for Making Coins -
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Reverse Proof - What is a Reverse Proof Coin? -
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Protect Your Coin Collection by Choosing the Best Coin Holders -
![Cameo Contrast on a Proof 1964 Kennedy Half-Dollar]()
What is a Proof Coin?
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What are Clad Coins? -
![Placing a Mercury dime and a coin folder.]()
Coin Collecting Supplies for the Beginner -
![Example of a Mintmark on a United States Coin]()
What Is a Mint Mark? -
![Woman obscuring man's eyes with hand, giving present]()
20 Gifts For Your Favorite Coin Collector -
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Coin Price vs. Value -
![Kennedy Half-Dollar Struck Off-Center]()
Types of Mint Error Coins -
![cover and pages of The Coin Dealer Newsletter also called the Graysheet]()
What is the Wholesale Coin Price Guide that Coin Dealers Use? -
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Difference Between the Coin's Edge and Rim -
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How to Safely Store Your Coin Collection -
![The edge of an Eisenhower dollar showing the clad layers of the coin]()
Reeded Edge Defined - What is a Reeded Edge? -
![A Planchet for United States Coins]()
What is a Planchet? -
![A coin dealer inspecting a coin in his coin shop.]()
Numismatics -
![A variety of coin collecting supplies and equipment.]()
Protecting, Preserving and Storing Your Coin Collection -
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Special Coins in a Special Mint Set -
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Selling Coins on eBay -
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What Is Coin Toning and Its Effect on Value?
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