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Coin Collecting Basics
An informative introduction to the many ways to benefit and learn about collecting coins. Presented by Lane Brunner, former American Numismatic Association Director of Education, you will learn about the meaning of numismatics, coins as a reflection of culture, examples of state quarters and their significance as well as earlier coins and paper money, importance of condition and grading, and history and value, handling and storage, cleaning, and things for which collectors should watch out....
MPN: 23f054975cad07549b170c21b684e69b
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Coin Collecting Basics 101
Rod Gillis is the current numismatic educator for the American Numismatic Association. Rod takes a beginning collector from the basics of how to get started. He addresses all the necessary questions a person would need to know to learn how to assemble a great collection. Learn another perspective about how to get involved in the exciting world of numismatics....
MPN: 9f92627d932f1e4e58973e74cdaebe1d
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Collecting Franklin Half Dollars
Lane Brunner knows his coins. He has worked major collector organizations and been involved in education for adults and children. In this lecture with slides he discusses the basics of collecting Franklin halves and the challenges in completing the series including the rare dates, strike and other varieties. Learn about one of the most collectible series in American numismatics from one of America's top experts....
MPN: 6b0db71a504541dfe4c6a04ed9e45df4
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Early Days of the Error Coin Hobby
Here are two of the error coin markets most long time participants. Syd and Fred share their memories of the early days of error coins including the local and national clubs, the different personalities and publications. Their discussion includes, examples of the early publications, history of the first organizations, how Fred Weinberg got started in errors, history of the hobby and famous personalities, the need to understand and know the minting process, why availability of errors has changed, the Belt Co...
MPN: 323c46836d39642faa75f60246f53737
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Collecting Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents
Jerry Sajbel shares his collecting passion in this presentation that focuses entirely on the U.S. Flying Eagle & Indian Head cent. Topics include the design, history, mintages, as well as regular and irregular issues and grading techniques. In this lecture-with-slides presentation you will hear and learn about how Jerry got started collecting, why the large cent was reduced in size, how and why nickel was introduced into coinage by the efforts of Joseph Wharton, the coin collecting craze of 1858, the di...
MPN: 99c1b2eae2afd3b36da0da6f263f980b
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Collecting Error Coins
William Cowburn has been a speaker at major coin conventions for years. His years of experience include many different areas of numismatics. Error coins are a popular and growing area of the hobby. Learn about the mistakes that can happen to modern coinage issues. See examples of coins that have been broadstruck, double struck, clipped, struck on the wrong planchet, struck with misaligned dies and other ways to make the money amazingly interesting to collectors....
MPN: 1d76f0e89654472c882a2d62d228544a
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