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  1. Collecting Coins
    1. Reasons for Collecting
    2. Footprints of History
    3. Beyond the Grade of a Coin
    4. Then and Now
    5. Connoisseurship
    6. Denomination
    7. Date
    8. Mint
    9. Design Type
    10. Variety
    11. Grade
    12. Price
    13. Pedigree
    14. Rarity
    15. Better Than a Museum

  2. Collectors and Investors

    1. Motivation
    2. Inexpensive, Interesting Coins
    3. Opportunities for the Buyer
    4. Collections vs. Accumulations
    5. The 1892-S $1: Rare in Certain Grades
    6. No Simple Matter
    7. Common Coins: Advantages and Disadvantages
    8. Rare Coins: Advantages and Disadvantages

  3. Have a Plan

    1. Quantity and Quality
    2. Ultimate Consumer
    3. Frank S. Robinson's Commentary
    4. Is the Collector Still King?
    5. Pleasure and Satisfaction
    6. Building a Collection of Morgan Dollars
    7. The Road More Often Traveled
    8. A Happy Medium

  4. Dealing with Dealers

    1. Ways to Buy
    2. Direct Purchases
    3. Check the Dealer's Reputation
    4. Dealing With Dealers
    5. Shop Around
    6. A Connoisseur
    7. Building a Relationship
    8. Want Lists
    9. Other Ways to Acquire Coins
    10. Buying Advantageously
    11. Advice From the FTC and the ANA
    12. Advice from Kenneth E. Bressett

  5. Auctions and Mail Bid Sales

    1. Public Auctions
    2. How an Auction is Conducted
    3. The Garrett Collection
    4. The Eliasberg Collection
    5. The Norweb Collection
    6. An Interesting Occurrence
    7. A Collection From the Midwest
    8. The New York City Public Library
    9. The Brand Collection
    10. How to Buy at Auction
    11. Mail Bid Sales
    12. How to Buy in Mail Bid Sales

  6. Determinants of Value

    1. What Determines a Coin's Value?

  7. Grading

    1. History of Grading
    2. Grading Systems
    3. Adjectival Grading Systems
    4. Proof
    5. Numerical Grading Systems
    6. Grading: A Matter of Opinion
    7. Just One of Several Factors
    8. Assurance for the Investor
    9. Satisfactory Experiences

  8. Grades and Prices

    1. Grade vs. Price
    2. Sources of Pricing Information
    3. What About Consistency?
    4. Surface Characteristics
    5. Marks Acquired After a Coin is Struck
    6. Mint State Coins
    7. Proof Coins
    8. Prooflike Coins
    9. Circulated Grades
    10. Sharpness or Weakness of Strike
    11. "Market Grade"
    12. Brilliant vs. Toned
    13. Storage, Display, and Handling

  9. Recommendations for Collecting

    1. General Introduction
    2. Recommended Purchases
    3. Copper and Nickel Coins
      1. Colonial and Early American Coins
      2. Half Cents (1793-1857)
      3. Large Cents (1793-1857)
      4. Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858)
      5. Indian Cents (1859-1909)
      6. Lincoln Cents (1909 to Date)
      7. Two-Cent Pieces (1864-1873)
      8. Nickel Three-Cent Pieces (1865-1889)
      9. Shield Nickels (1866-1883)
      10. Liberty Head Nickels (1883-1913)
      11. Buffalo Nickels (1913-1938)
      12. Jefferson Nickels (1938 to Date)
    4. Silver Coins
      1. Silver Three-Cent Pieces (1851-1873)
      2. The 1792 Half Dismes
      3. Early Half Dimes (1794-1837)
      4. Liberty Seated Half Dimes (1837-1873)
      5. Early Dimes (1796-1837)
      6. Liberty Seated Dimes (1837-1891)
      7. Barber Dimes (1892-1916)
      8. Mercury Dimes (1916-1945)
      9. Roosevelt Dimes (1946 to Date)
      10. Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878)
      11. Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date)
      12. Early Quarters (1796-1838)
      13. Liberty Seated Quarters (1838-1891)
      14. Barber Quarters (1892-1916)
      15. Standing Liberty Quarters (1916-1930)
      16. Washington Quarters (1932 to Date)
      17. Early Half Dollars (1794-1839)
      18. Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839-1891)
      19. Barber Half Dollars (1892-1915)
      20. Liberty Walking Half Dollars (1916-1947)
      21. Franklin Half Dollars (1948-1963)
      22. Kennedy Half Dollars (1964 to Date)
      23. Early Silver Dollars (1794-1804)
      24. Liberty Seated Dollars (1836-1873)
      25. Morgan Dollars (1878-1921)
      26. Peace Dollars (1921-1935)
      27. Eisenhower Dollars
      28. Anthony Dollars
      29. Trade Dollars (1873-1885)
    5. Gold Coins
      1. Gold Dollars (1849-1889)
      2. Early Quarter Eagles (1796-1839)
      3. Liberty Head Quarter Eagles (1840-1907)
      4. Indian Quarter Eagles (1908-1929)
      5. $3 Gold Pieces (1854-1889)
      6. $4 Gold Stellas (1879-1880)
      7. Early Half Eagles (1795-1838)
      8. Liberty Head Half Eagles (1839-1908)
      9. Indian Half Eagles (1908-1929)
      10. Early $10 (1795-1804)
      11. Liberty Head $10 (1838-1907)
      12. Indian $10 (1907-1933)
      13. Liberty Head $20 (1850-1907)
      14. Saint-Gaudens $20 (1907-1933)
    6. Commemorative Coins
      1. Commemorative Silver Coins
      2. Commemorative Gold Coins
      3. Modern Commemorative Issues
    7. Other Collecting Areas
      1. Pattern Coins
      2. Territorial and Private Gold Coins
      3. Proof Coins and Sets
      4. Rolls of Coins
      5. Bullion Coins
      6. Tokens
      7. Medals
      8. Paper Money
      9. Numismatic Books

  10. Maximizing the Rewards

    1. History
    2. Romance
    3. Art
    4. Investment
    5. Camaraderie
    6. Excitement
    7. In Conclusion

  11. Design Types of U.S. Coins

    1. The Early Years
    2. The 1800-1830 Era
    3. The 1831-1850 Period
    4. 1851-1860, Before the Civil War
    5. The 1861-1900 Period
    6. The First Half of the 20th Century
    7. 1951 to Date
    8. Gold Coins 1795-1834
    9. Gold Coins 1834-1900
    10. Gold Coins 1901-1933/a>

  12. Mints and Minting

    1. How Coins Are Made
    2. Early Issues
    3. Mints and Mintmarks



Table of Contents
Collecting Coins | Collectors and Investors | Have a Plan
Dealing with Dealers | Auctions | Value | Grading | Grades and Prices
Recommendations for Collecting | Maximizing the Rewards
Design Types of U.S. Coins | Mints and Minting


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