Collecting Coins for Pleasure and Profit: A Comprehensive Guide and Handbook for Collectors and Investors

by Barry Krause

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558702075
• ISBN13: 9781558702073
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Betterway Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Everyone has to start somewhere

Many people feel a little squeamish or cheated when they start with the kids book on how to collect coins. Take heart, this book is for you. Barkley Krauss "Collecting Coins for Pleasure and Profit" is exactly what the title implies. It is a comprehensive guide and handbook for collectors and investors. Contents: Introduction The origin of coins History of U.S. coinage Making modern US coinage Starting a coin collection Handling and preserving claims Coin grading Popular US coins Rare US coins Medals and tokens Buying coins Selling coins Claim dealers Coin shows Going interesting Forgeries, fakes, and errors Numismatic periodicals National coin societies Museums Glossary Bibliography About the color photographs Index Even though this is an introductory book it is not a coffee table book. Each section goes into depth yet does not require you to know any of the industry jargon. If you're just starting out this is a good place to start however if you already dived into collecting coins this book is a good description of the coins that you may already have. The only thing that is obviously missing is information on my collection of porcelain Notgeld.