The Instant Coin Collector: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started Now

by Arlyn Sieber

Overview

Focusing on the rapidly growing and lucrative U.S. coins market, this fun, fast-paced and quick guide to becoming an instant coin collector is perfect for all ages interested in entering the fascinating and financially rewarding numismatics hobby.

The Instant Coin Collector, 2nd Edition is perfect for young and old just getting started in coin collecting for fun and profit. The book focuses on U.S. coins, where the beginning collector market remains welcoming and rewarding, and includes more than 650 color photos to illustrate just how easy coin collecting can be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440237096
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	33 MB
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About the Author

Arlyn Sieber is a freelance writer and editor who retired after a 25-year career with Krause Publications, the world's leading authority in numismatic reference books. He is a former editor of Numismatic News and Coins magazine. Sieber has written, edited, or contributed to several numismatic books, and he has also contributed to Numismatist, the American Numismatic Association's official journal. Sieber is a 27-year member of the ANA and the Central States Numismatic Society.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting a Handle on Coins

Introduction: Welcome to Coin Collecting 7

Chapter 1 How to Handle and Store Coins 13

Part 2 How to Get Started

Chapter 2 Collecting Lincoln Memorial Cents 21

Chapter 3 Collecting Lincoln Bicentennial and Union Shield Cents 30

Chapter 4 Collecting the Westward Journey Nickels Series 36

Chapter 5 Collecting the Bicentennial Coins 45

Chapter 6 Collecting the 5d State Quarters, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters, and America the Beautiful Quarters 56

Chapter 7 Collecting Franklin Half Dollars 73

Chapter 8 Collecting Kennedy Half Dollars 79

Chapter 9 Collecting Eisenhower Dollars 89

Chapter 10 Collecting Native American Dollars 96

Chapter 11 Collecting Presidential Dollars 103

Chapter 12 Collecting Modern U.S. Commemoratives 111

Chapter 13 Collecting Uncirculated and Proof Sets 124

Chapter 14 Collecting World Coins 131

Part 3 What to Watch For

Chapter 15 On the Watch for "Wheat Cents" 140

Chapter 16 On the Watch for Doubled-Die Lincoln Cents 147

Chapter 17 On the Watch for 1950-D Jefferson Nickels 154

Chapter 18 On the Watch for 1982 No-Mintmark Dimes 157

Chapter 19 On the Watch for the Extra-Leaf Wisconsin Quarter 161

Chapter 20 On the Watch for Silver Coins 165

Chapter 21 Oh the Watch for 1965-1970 Kennedy Half Dollars 170

Part 4 Speaking of Coins

Chapter 22 The Language of Coins 175

Chapter 23 An Introduction to Grading 185

Part 5 Taking the next Step

Chapter 24 The Coin Community 197

Chapter 25 Moving Up 205

Chapter 26 U.S. Coins on Review 212