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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.

What are the best silver coins to collect and/or invest in? Find out here!

If you're looking for the best silver coins to invest in or buy for your collection… start here! These are the 6 best silver coins worth money.

I wish I had spent more time reading about the gold coins I was collecting years ago. Buying the book before the coin, as the old adage goes, could've helped me build a better collection.

Gold coin sets - If you’re a coin collector thinking of starting a gold coin set... start here! See the 5 Best Ways To Build U.S. Gold Coin Sets

Want to buy gold and silver coins at spot price (the coin's precious metal value)? Here are 5 legit ways to do it + The best place to buy gold & silver coins safely

Found a coin with an odd marking on it? It might be a counterstamp! All about counterstamped coins - what they are, why they exist, how much they're worth!

Rare vs. scarce coins explained. See the major differences between rare US coins and scarce US coins - with examples and coin rarity charts.

Have you seen the V75 mark on a W quarter, or another unusual mark on a different coin? Know what it means? See what a privy mark on coins means.

1982 Lincoln Cent

How to tell a large date vs small date penny. See the value of 1982 small date penny, 1970 small date penny, 1960 small date penny - large date pennies too!

Machine Doubling

Trying to decide if your coin has machine doubling or is a doubled die? I can help! Examples of machine doubling vs. doubled dies and how much they're worth

Blank Penny

Have a blank coin with no heads and no tails? Here's what blank planchet error coins are worth, how they're made, and why these coins are so valuable.

Weird looking coins might be error coins! Here's how to tell. A list of the most common error coins you could find in change + A list of altered coins (novelty coins).

What is the difference between being a numismatist and a coin collector? A coin collector is somebody who gathers coins with the intention of completing sets of coins. A numismatist is a person who studies coins and money from a historic, social, or artistic sense. See other differences and why many people are both!

You don't need to be wealthy to buy silver coins. Here are 4 ways to buy cheap silver coins when you're on a budget. Plus, tips for collecting silver coins when you're on a budget. Before you buy silver coins, read this!