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Beginner Coin Collecting Tips For Newbies + Low-Budget Coin Collecting Ideas – Thinking of starting a coin collection? Or maybe you’ve inherited someone else’s collection and you’re not sure what to do with it. Here our coin experts are sharing helpful resources to point you in the right direction when you don’t know much about U.S. coins and their values. See what to watch out for when buying or selling coins, how to find valuable coins in circulation, what you need to know before cleaning coins, tips for storing and protecting your coins, how to get coins graded and appraised, the best coin collecting supplies to start with, low-budget coin collecting advice, and lots of unique resources & tips for collecting coins that you won’t find anywhere else.

Old-School Wheat Cent Collecting: Using A Penny Board

The advent of the penny board in the 1930s spurred the date-and-mintmark coin collecting craze of today.

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Time For A New Hobby? A Comparison Of Coin Collecting With 5 Other Popular Hobbies

Looking for a new hobby? Here are 5 hobbies you might want to try -- see how they compare to coin collecting!

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Find Out Who Once Had The Only Complete Collection Of United States Coins!

Did you know that a complete collection of United States coins was only made ONCE? See who did it and what it took to collect every regular-issue U.S. coin ever made! Plus tips for building your own U.S. coin collection.

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Avoid These 3 Mistakes That Most Beginner Coin Collectors Make

Avoiding mistakes early on as a new coin collector the most important thing you can do as you enter the hobby. Here are 3 things you should NEVER do!

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10 Coin Collecting Short Set Ideas For Coin Collectors On A Budget

Check out these 10 ideas for coin short set collections that'll surely help any coin collector have fun on a budget.

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A stereomicroscope can help you see your coins strengths and weaknesses.

A Stereomicroscope Can Help Determine If Your Rare Coin Is Real

A stereomicroscope can help you check if your rare coins are genuine. Here's everything you need to know about this type of coin microscope.

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Coin Tubes: Cheap & Safe Coin Storage

Coin tubes make a great way to store a lot of coins at a budget price.

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Making A Coin Want List Will Help You Acheive The Coin Collection You Want

Making a coin want list will help you and your coin dealer get the coins you need for your coin collection.

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Coin Values: Why Color Matters On Indian Head Cents

Did you know the color of your Indian Head cents can actually help determine their value? Check out all the juicy details here about why red-colored Indian Head cents are worth more than brown-colored Indian Head cents.

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The Important Differences Between Mint Sets & Proof Sets

Mint sets and proof sets may seem to have some similarities, but these two types of mint coin sets are actually quite different from each other. Find out more about the differences between mint sets and proof sets.

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Look For These In Your Pocket Change: Bicentennial Coins

United States Bicentennial coins were released during 1975 and 1976 and remain a popular coin in circulation today.

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Hold Onto Your Money! A First Strike Coin May Not Be Worth It

If you have ever seen an advertisement for a First Strike coin and wanted to know if you should buy one of the coins, you'll want to check out this first -- as you'll see, First Strike coins are not always what they are cracked up to be.

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