The coin collector's survival manual
By: Scott A. Travers
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780375723391
Subjects: Coins; Handbooks, manuals; Collectors and collecting; American Coins; Monnaies; Guides, manuels; Collectionneurs et collections; Monnaies américaines
Description: A comprehensive handbook to buying and selling coins, with tips on detecting altered and counterfeit coins.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-375) and index.
Table of contents: title: Collecting coins profitably; title: Reading a coin like a book; title: Bigger and brighter; title: The grading of U.S. coins; title: Grading services and the plastic revolution; title: New services land a 1-2 punch to protect you; title: Beauty and the best : authenticating proofs; title: Telling fact from fiction; title: Making money in coins right now; title: A grade leap forward; title: Making sure the price is right; title: Registry sets get high grades; title: Secrets of cherrypicking; title: "Insider trading" of rare coins; title: Dangers of buying coins on the Internet and by mail; title: Cashing in at shows; title: Selling high, higher, highest; title: Don't let Uncle Sam pick your pocket; title: Myths that can cost millions; title: Security after September 11 and Hurricane Katrina; title: Using the legal system to protect your coins; title: Don't turn your valuables into fool's gold.