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1  Cover

2  Title Page

3  Copyright

4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5  Part 1: Making Heads and Tails out of Coin Collecting Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Coin Collecting On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Starting Your Coin Collection Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe: Deciding Which Coins to Collect I Pledge Allegiance: Turning Your Attention to U.S. Coins I'll Take That One, and That One, and That One: Buying Coins Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Selling Your Coins Chapter 2: Understanding Numismatics Admitting Your Numismatism Discovering How Cool Coin Collecting Can Be Collecting versus Accumulating Collecting Various Types of Coins Getting Excited about Collecting Today Chapter 3: Arming Yourself with Knowledge Gaining Knowledge Before You Buy Affecting a Coin’s Value Deciding What to Collect Chapter 4: Storing Your Collection Correctly Holdering Them the Right Way Keeping Away from the Cleaning Products Keeping Them High and Dry Securing Your Stash: At Home and on the Road Insuring Your Investment

6  Part 2: Ancient to Present Day: Choosing Coins for Your Collection Chapter 5: Showing Their True Age: Ancient Coins Ancient Coins — of Gods and Men Deciding Which Ancient Coins to Collect Understanding How Age Affects Value It’s All Greek to Me! Knowing Where You Can Get ’Em Chapter 6: Making a Safe Bet with U.S. Coins Discovering a Finely Tuned Market Understanding Why U.S. Coins Are So Popular Recognizing Desirable Coin Characteristics: Liquidity, Liquidity, Liquidity Chapter 7: Globetrotting with World Coins A Few Hints for Beginners Recognizing the Hot and Cold Countries Understanding That Grading Standards Are Not All the Same Chapter 8: Exploring the Wild Side with Rare, Expensive, and Esoteric Coins Looking for the Best of the Best Recognizing Odd and Curious Money Investigating Tokens, Medals, and Miscellaneous Coins Collecting by Die Variety — the Spice of Life

7  Part 3: Focusing on U.S. Coins Chapter 9: Colonial Coins: America’s Ancients Recognizing a Colonial Coin Locating Foreign Coins Used in the American Colonies Appreciating How Colonies and States Expressed Themselves Collecting Privately Issued Coins and Tokens Distinguishing Quasiofficial Colonial Coins Washingtoniana: America Goes Ape for Its First President Chapter 10: Copper and Nickel Coins: Made for the Masses Getting the Hang of Half Cents Living Large with Large Cents Seeking Out Small Cents Taking on Two-Cent Pieces Rounding Up the Three-Cent Nickel Firing Up for the Five Cents (or Nickels) Chapter 11: Silver Coins: Keeping Commerce Alive Thrilling Yourself with Three-Cent Silvers Hunting Down Half Dimes Digging in for Dimes Touring Around for 20-Cent Pieces Calling All Quarter Dollars Holding On to Half Dollars Digging Around for Dollars Chapter 12: Gold Coins: Concentrated Wealth $1 Gold Pieces $2.50 Gold Pieces $3 Gold Pieces $4 Gold Pieces $5 Gold Pieces $10 Gold Pieces $20 Gold Pieces Chapter 13: Commemoratives: Raising Money with Money Commemorate This! The Early Years (1892–1934): Commemoratives Under Control The Age of Abuse (1934–54): Commemoratives Out of Control Modern Commemoratives (1982–present): Money Coins Circulating Commemoratives Tips for Collecting Commemoratives Chapter 14: Advancing to Oddball Coins Understanding Pattern Coins Collecting Pioneer or Private Gold Finding Confederate Coins Appreciating Proof Coins Recognizing Hawaiian Coins Identifying Error Coins

8  Part 4: Buying and Selling Coins the Safe Way Chapter 15: Wheeling and Dealers Finding a Good Coin Dealer Localizing Your Efforts Going to the Nationals Going Global Surfing the Net for a Deal Chapter 16: Grading and Authenticity, Rarity, and the Establishment of Value Factors That Affect Grade Eye Appeal Circulated vs. Uncirculated Coins Precision Grading Consistency of Grading Proofs, Patterns, and Specimens Overgrading and Overpricing Grading Guarantees Authenticity and Originality Rarity and the Establishment of Value Market Demand and Survival Rate Chapter 17: Foiling the Fakes Resisting Temptation Becoming Your Own Expert Finding Out about Repaired, Restored, and Recolored Coins Getting Duped Caveating Your Emptor Saving the Day: Return Privileges and Guarantees Slamming the Scammers Chapter 18: Grading with the Pros The Grading Process Numismatic Guarantee Company (NGC) Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) The Other Guys Restoration and Conservation Chapter 19: Selling Your Coins Yourself Knowing What to Expect Deciding Whether to Sell Coins Yourself Getting Ready to Sell Your Collection Knowing Where to Sell Your Coins Mastering the Art of Selling Keeping Good Records Donating the Rest Chapter 20: Going Once, Going Twice: Buying at Auction Flying Like Bees to Honey Preparing to Buy Reserving Yourself Hauling Yourself to Online Auctions Chapter 21: The Coin Auction Arena Consignment Journey Heritage Auctions: “The Titan” Top Performing Auction Houses Chapter 22: Coin Investments, Taxes, and the Law Investing in Coins in Theory Dealing with Taxes

9  Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: The Ten Most Valuable U.S. Coins 1933 Double Eagle ($18,872,250) PCGS MS65 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar ($10,016,875) 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Wing ($9,360,000) 1822 $5 ($8,400,000) PCGS AU50 1804 Bust Dollar ($7,680,000) PCGS PF68 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Breast ($7,395,000) 1861 $20 Paquet Reverse ($7,200,000) 1794 $1 (Lord St Oswald) ($6,600,000) PCGS MS66+ 723 AD Umayyad Gold Dinar (£3,720,000-$6,029,400) 1804 $10 Proof Eagle (5,280,000) PCGS PF65+ DCAM Chapter 24: Ten Favorite U.S. Coin Designs 1792 Silver Center Cent 1849 Double Eagle 1907 Ultra-High Relief Double Eagle 1822 Half Eagle 1785 Immune Columbia Constelatio in Gold 1776 Continental Dollar 1793 Wreath Cent 1809–36 Capped Bust Half Dollar, Second Style 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar 1808 Quarter Eagle Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Get Your Kids Involved in Coin Collecting Show Them Some of Your Favorite Coins Show Them a Book That Illustrates the Coins You Own Show Them Interesting Coin Websites Start Them on Collecting the 50 State Quarters or the Presidential $1 Coins Use Coins in a School Project Take Them to a Museum Take Them to a Coin Dealer Take Them to a Coin Show Take Them to a Coin Auction Take Them to a U.S. Mint

10  Glossary

11  Index

12  About the Author

13  Connect with Dummies

14  End User License Agreement