ISBN: 9798170920648 - the complete beginner's guide to rare coin collecting: identify, grade, and authenticate rare coins without overpaying or getting fooled by fakes (6 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or organization mentioned. Somewhere in your house right now, there might be a coin worth far more than the number stamped on its face, sitting in a drawer, a jar, or a box of things you inherited and never got around to sorting.Most people who own old coins never find out what they actually have. They see something round, metal, and vaguely old, and they put it back exactly where they found it. This book exists to close that gap, permanently.Inside, you will learn to read a coin the way a real collector does. Not guessing. Not hoping. Actually knowing. You will learn the exact grading scale professionals use to judge a coin's condition, then apply it yourself in a full hands-on project where you grade a real coin from your own collection, step by step, from first examination to final record. You will learn to spot the warning signs of a counterfeit or an altered coin before you ever hand over a single dollar, including the specific checks that catch fakes even without expensive equipment. You will learn what actually separates a genuinely rare coin from one that simply looks old, how mint marks can quietly double or triple a coin's value, and why certain dates within an ordinary series are quietly worth searching for.This is not a book that promises you a fortune in your pocket change. It will not tell you every coin is secretly valuable, because that simply is not true, and a book that tells you otherwise is not doing you any favors. What it will do is teach you to tell the difference for yourself, honestly and confidently, using the same standards dealers and grading services rely on every day.You will also learn the parts of this hobby most beginner guides skip entirely. How to store your coins so they do not quietly lose value from careless handling. Why cleaning a coin, something almost every beginner is tempted to do, can cut its value in half in seconds. How to evaluate a dealer or an online listing before you buy, negotiate fairly, and eventually sell from your own collection without getting outmaneuvered. How to take an entire inherited collection, sometimes decades of someone else's careful acquisitions, and actually make sense of what is sitting inside it.By the end, you will have more than scattered facts. You will have a genuine, repeatable process for identifying, grading, and evaluating any coin that comes into your hands, built one deliberate skill at a time, and the confidence to finally choose a collecting focus that is entirely your own.If you have ever looked at an old coin and wondered whether it was worth a closer look, this is where you stop wondering. Turn the page, pick up a coin, and start seeing what has been sitting in front of you all along. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or organization mentioned. Somewhere in your house right now, there might be a coin worth far more than the number stamped on its face, sitting in a drawer, a jar, or a box of things you inherited and never got around to sorting.Most people who own old coins never find out what they actually have. They see something round, metal, and vaguely old, and they put it back exactly where they found it. This book exists to close that gap, permanently.Inside, you will learn to read a coin the way a real collector does. Not guessing. Not hoping. Actually knowing. You will learn the exact grading scale professionals use to judge a coin's condition, then apply it yourself in a full hands-on project where you grade a real coin from your own collection, step by step, from first examination to final record. You will learn to spot the warning signs of a counterfeit or an altered coin before you ever hand over a single dollar, including the specific checks that catch fakes even without expensive equipment. You will learn what actually separates a genuinely rare coin from one that simply looks old, how mint marks can quietly double or triple a coin's value, and why certain dates within an ordinary series are quietly worth searching for.This is not a book that promises you a fortune in your pocket change. It will not tell you every coin is secretly valuable, because that simply is not true, and a book that tells you otherwise is not doing you any favors. What it will do is teach you to tell the difference for yourself, honestly and confidently, using the same standards dealers and grading services rely on every day.You will also learn the parts of this hobby most beginner guides skip entirely. How to store your coins so they do not quietly lose value from careless handling. Why cleaning a coin, something almost every beginner is tempted to do, can cut its value in half in seconds. How to evaluate a dealer or an online listing before you buy, negotiate fairly, and eventually sell from your own collection without getting outmaneuvered. How to take an entire inherited collection, sometimes decades of someone else's careful acquisitions, and actually make sense of what is sitting inside it.By the end, you will have more than scattered facts. You will have a genuine, repeatable process for identifying, grading, and evaluating any coin that comes into your hands, built one deliberate skill at a time, and the confidence to finally choose a collecting focus that is entirely your own.If you have ever looked at an old coin and wondered whether it was worth a closer look, this is where you stop wondering. Turn the page, pick up a coin, and start seeing what has been sitting in front of you all along. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or organization mentioned. Somewhere in your house right now, there might be a coin worth far more than the number stamped on its face, sitting in a drawer, a jar, or a box of things you inherited and never got around to sorting.Most people who own old coins never find out what they actually have. They see something round, metal, and vaguely old, and they put it back exactly where they found it. This book exists to close that gap, permanently.Inside, you will learn to read a coin the way a real collector does. Not guessing. Not hoping. Actually knowing. You will learn the exact grading scale professionals use to judge a coin's condition, then apply it yourself in a full hands-on project where you grade a real coin from your own collection, step by step, from first examination to final record. You will learn to spot the warning signs of a counterfeit or an altered coin before you ever hand over a single dollar, including the specific checks that catch fakes even without expensive equipment. You will learn what actually separates a genuinely rare coin from one that simply looks old, how mint marks can quietly double or triple a coin's value, and why certain dates within an ordinary series are quietly worth searching for.This is not a book that promises you a fortune in your pocket change. It will not tell you every coin is secretly valuable, because that simply is not true, and a book that tells you otherwise is not doing you any favors. What it will do is teach you to tell the difference for yourself, honestly and confidently, using the same standards dealers and grading services rely on every day.You will also learn the parts of this hobby most beginner guides skip entirely. How to store your coins so they do not quietly lose value from careless handling. Why cleaning a coin, something almost every beginner is tempted to do, can cut its value in half in seconds. How to evaluate a dealer or an online listing before you buy, negotiate fairly, and eventually sell from your own collection without getting outmaneuvered. How to take an entire inherited collection, sometimes decades of someone else's careful acquisitions, and actually make sense of what is sitting inside it.By the end, you will have more than scattered facts. You will have a genuine, repeatable process for identifying, grading, and evaluating any coin that comes into your hands, built one deliberate skill at a time, and the confidence to finally choose a collecting focus that is entirely your own.If you have ever looked at an old coin and wondered whether it was worth a closer look, this is where you stop wondering. Turn the page, pick up a coin, and start seeing what has been sitting in front of you all along. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…