The Experts Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins Secrets Of Success
July 3, 2009 by Antique News · Leave a Comment
The Experts Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins Secrets Of Success
This hardcover book is a comprehensive insider’s look at not only rare coins, but also tokens, medals, and paper money. At 34 chapters and nearly 700 pages, it covers everything from grading to determining values to techniques of smart auction bidding. More than 1,300 photographs and illustrations, both black and white and in full-color galleries, complement the text, showing the people, places, and coins described. Bowers’ engaging case studies, strategies, and insider tips make the book an invaluable “how to” for today’s marketplace. Chapters are devoted to copper, nickel, silver, and gold coins; dynamics of the coin market; fads, trends, cycles, and predictions; conserving and protecting your collection; how to be a smart seller; and more.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Best Book Ever
While the Red book is extremely necessary to any numismatist’s library; this book gives you more information on every single bit of American coinage: from colonial coins to the Lincoln penny. This book shows a magnificent admount of life-long research.
5 Stars Amazing Resource, Mr. Bowers Has Created a Gem!
This book is a tome of valuable and perhaps profitable information!!!
The best thing about this book is its layout. I read the book pretty much cover to cover, but the great thing is that after you have finished the book you can go back and find specific things very easily! I recently started investing in proof coins and wanted to brush up on some of the finer points. In this book it is simple to find a specific topic and read until your heart’s content.
The depth of this book is also astounding, Mr. Bowers has so much experience and his command of the history of coins is amazing. If you want to expand your knowledge of coins, this book will open a flood gate of information!
The only downside is that I do not think that this is a book for a beginner in the field. It will overwhelm them with it’s sheer size and depth of information. A Red book is a good starting place.
Thank you Mr. Bowers for a book that I will read for a VERY long time to come!
5 Stars The Expert’s Guide to Collecting and investing in Rare Coins: Secrets of Success
Mr. Bowers Does it again… This is at least his Fourth iteration on this subject; “Collecting rare coins for profit-1975″;”Common Sense Coin Investment: A Revealing Look at Profitable Coin Investment Opportunities-1982″;and “A Buyer’s Guide to the Rare Coin Market- 1992″ and they have all been good and well worth reading, but this one is by far the best! From the basics and common sense, to deep insights gleened from over 60 years in the business, Mr. Bowers puts it all together and presents it in a well organized and very readable format the invites…, No encourages you to read from cover to cover (even if you don’t collect colonial coppers or Broken bank notes) In all an outstanding and very readable reference!
2 Stars Coin Handbok
I could have done without this book. Its design is flawed, and the binding is stiff and brittle. I prefer the Redbook or Bluebook.
5 Stars “BOWERS BEST BOOK EVER”: BUY IT; invest on you, READ IT; every chapter is a page turner, RECOMMENDED: 5 STARS at least*****
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“The Expert’s Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins” is definitely worth reading. It is autobiographical and contains the secrets of his 60 years of success as collector, investor, numismatist, grader, dealer, auctioneer, ANA board member, and author.
Cramming six decades of numismatic life experiences into a single book is tough, requiring mental and spiritual strength. Doing this in a comprehensive, coherent and organized manner is unquestionably a laborious, taxing, onerous, and difficult task. Such a demanding project could only be achieved by the formidable Q. David Bower.
Mr. Bower is one of the most prolific numismatic writers of all time, he has written over 30 books and numerous articles and columns.This is by far the most important of his works and possibly the best ever, the quality of information & wide-ranging content makes it the cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch –whatever you want to call it.
It is full of valuable expertise, candid story telling, dealer & auctioneer trade secrets, smart buying and selling techniques and recommendations, and detailed descriptions of every US coin by type, complete with a close focus on: Rarity, Grading, Quality, and Value of coins. It also includes his recommendations and insights on Conferences, Life & Internet Auctions, Library, Protection and Conservation of Coins, Tokens, Medals, and Paper Money.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I Recommend this Book.
See my other reviews.
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Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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A Guide Book of U.S. Commemorative Coins (The Official Red Book)
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Coin Collecting For Dummies For Dummies Sports and Hobbies
April 23, 2009 by Antique News · Leave a Comment
Coin Collecting For Dummies For Dummies Sports and Hobbies
Can’t make heads or tails out of coin collecting? You need Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the treasure trove on information on numismatics. This hands-on guide escorts you through the world’s oldest hobby, helping you decide which type of coins you want to collect, keep your collection in mint condition, buy and sell coins on the Internet, find interesting coin shows to attend, and assemble and diversify a great collection.
The purpose of this fun, easy-to-access guide is to turn you into a world-class coin collector in as little time as possible. You’ll learn what coins can teach you about history and geography, develop organizational and observational skills, and learn to use analytical tools, all without event thinking about it. And you’ll learn the basics about ancient coins, U.S. coins, world coins, and the wild-and-wooly stuff that really gets your numismatic juices flowing. Discover how to:
- Start your collection correctly
- Evaluate coins using age, condition, rarity, and more
- Buy interesting coins without breaking the bank
- Locate rare and expensive coins
- Get savvy about avoiding fakes
- Get the whole family involved in your collection
- Develop a buying strategy
- Clean and handle coins safely
- Keep your collection secure at home and on the road
- Investigate tokens, medals, and miscellaneous coins
- Create complete collections of copper, nickel, silver, or gold U.S. coins
When it comes to numismatics, Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition is right on the money!
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Coin Collecting for Dummies
This book answered questions I didn’t even know I needed to ask! Other books on the subject tend to leave you feeling like a “dummy” or that you shouldn’t be a coin collector if you don’t know what they’re talking about. This was well written by two knowlegable authors who took the time to explain everything.
5 Stars Everyone Learning About Coin Collecting Read This Book
This is a perfect book for the coin collector. I have read it twice. It has great information in it and will help the collector before he buys coins. Do not buy coins unless you read this first. It will help you make good choices. Learn about collecting first.
5 Stars A Great Place to Start…
A great book for kids and adults that are just starting in coin collecting. The topics range from the simple to the advanced. Read just the chapters that interest you and you will be ahead in the coin collecting game.
4 Stars Great book
I’m still consulting it, but it’s a great book. It say what your dealers don’t want, or takes you a lot of time to investigate. I’m from Mexico, and mexican coins amateur collector, i have catalogs but this book has been to useful.
5 Stars Great book for getting started
I landed the job of cataloging my Father-in-law’s coin collection. I didn’t know a thing about coins. I got this book to help point me in the right direction. It is extremely helpful in giving me the terms used and explaining the DO’s and Dont’s (DO NOT CLEAN THE COINS) of collecting coins.
