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Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting: An Introduction to the World of Coins (Golden)

Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting: An Introduction to the World of Coins (Golden)

by Bressett, Kenneth E
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Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting is an up-to-date, comprehensive guide that explains everything a new collector needs to know. You will learn about getting started in the hobby, mint marks, varieties, and what makes a coin valuable. It also contains information on how to care for your collection, grading, where to find valuable coins and how to identify counterfeit and altered coins.

As the old saying goes, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck." Now Kenneth Bressett, senior editor of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the "Red Book") and former president of the American Numismatic Association, has written the definitive reference to finding just how lucky you can be as a coin collector.

From how to get started in the hobby to how to care for a collection, with full explanations of grading techniques and standards, coin prices, and values, the Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting everything clearly and with easy-to-follow detail. Squarely aimed at newcomers, this is a guide that covers all the different aspects of coin collecting--and in doing so brings a fun and potentially lucrative hobby home to readers everywhere.

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Pub dateJun 13, 2017
ISBN-100794845215
ISBN-139780794845216
LanguageEnglish
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