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Coins

exists on virtually all coinage and you can complete your set, ma-
periods. Sales catalogues are king a coherent whole.
also a mine of information. Never The last key point can also be
think that buying a book instead found in a purse ... but this time,
of a coin is a mistake! The book is we’re talking about your own one.
often what will help you to hit the Do you want to start a collection
jackpot next time! without any preconceived ideas?
Once your core collection has Think about how much you are
been established, so begins a willing or able to put into it: there
long road. Look time and again are exciting coin collections in
at your currencies, and compare every price range, and in any
them with what is available. The event, your collection will change
web is now a window to a wealth over time along with you: be pa-
of information. Go to professio- tient. Don’t push the investment
nal numismatists and find out if issue. The ‘right’ investment is the
what you are interested in is rea- cherry on the cake. But if there’s
dily available or not (just because no cake, a cherry isn’t much use...
coins are cheap, that doesn’t it is through collecting that your
mean they are readily available). enjoyment will grow.
Even if the temptation is great, Collecting is about creating
do not buy anything expensive bonds: they will never be as
for several months! Look around, strong as when you let them take
make comparisons, take a good root in your own sensibility and
look before you make a decision share them. There are countless
that you might come to regret. enthusiasts, associations and
Lindauer 10-cent coin with hole in excellent Many professional websites can clubs in which a nascent passion
condition. today be found online. These por- can flourish. For example, FFAN
Turin coin in excellent condition.
tals have a wide range of infor- (www.ffan.eu), brings together
mation on a multitude of topics, dozens of associations and clubs
such as the Delcampe website, spread across France and Bel-
and are key tools for informa- gium, so you may be able to find
tion. Get to know the period you one near you. Only with this kind
are interested in (every numisma- of network and the discussions
tist also quickly becomes a histo- that go with it, will your collection
rian, in their own way), read the take shape.
reference catalogues and above
all, classify your coins. This will
help you to assess and unders-
tand what you are missing, so

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