Daniel Malone
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My mission is helping coin collectors learn the value of their coins, how to grade coins, avoid scams and fraud, learn about grading services and mint errors. CoinHELP! is a comprehensive website with several blogs and a coin discussion forum.
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Top 10 Things To Never Do Buyin Coins At Online Auctions
1.) Don’t Bid Against Other Bidders Bid on the coin and not just to beat out other bidders. It’s not about who wins the coin but what kind of bargain you can gain. If you insist then you will be the proud owner of a coin you paid too much for. 2.) Salted, Unsearched Rolls Don’t bid on unsearched roll auctions, not even rolls with a decent coin on the end. Most coin rolls are searched or salted so only buy rolls from dealers or friends you know and trust. You might get one coin out of a few thousand, but it’s going to break the bank before you get that far.
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Buying Junk Silver Coins - Collecting & Investing
If you're like all other coin collectors and investors then you want to buy silver, and you want to find the best deals. Plus, you want to know how to buy it cheap as possible. Here's a few silver buying techniques I have learned over the years that I will share with you. Damaged coins: Coins with damage are often called culls, or "slicks" and usually have a lot of wear and no date. Culled coins sell for less than their better grade counterparts. The thought is that they have less silver because of the amount of wear, but most weigh just a little less than their mint specification.
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Unsearched Roll Scams At Ebay
Any coin collector who searches for coins at ebay have noticed the copious amount of "unsearched" roll auctions. It appears, some version or other of cent rolls make up the bulk of these auctions. It stands to reason since the Lincoln Cents are the most numerous and often the most least expensive coin. With the exception of low mintages years and mints. A few Lincoln Cents do have low mintages, plus varieties and mint errors that demand a decent premium.
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