Tips For Making Money Coin Collecting
There are many types of coin collectors, but a lot of people enjoy making money from their coin purchases. There is money to be made from your coin collection, but there is a lot of stuff you need to know before you start buying rare coins. I hope that these tips for making money coin collecting help novice and experienced coin collectors.
With the price of gold at historic highs, collecting valuable coins can be expensive and risky. If you collect gold or silver coins, part of the price of the coins will be the value of the precious metal itself. The second and third factors are the supply and demand for the coin. How rare is the coin? How many coin buyers want to buy the coin?
But, because the price of gold is so high, this adds risk to buy coins. If the price of gold drops, your gold coins will drop in value too.
While this list is not meant to be a complete guide to investing in coins, I think that these tips are essential to know before you start buying and selling coins.
1. Everyone is overgrading coins these days. There is a trend within the industry to grade coins very high. There are more MS 69 and MS 70 slabbed coins than I can remember. If coin graders become more picky, your MS 70 coins may drop in value quickly.
2. The coin market right now is getting infiltrated with counterfeit coins. Chinese coin producers are selling fake US coins into the US coin market. You have to be careful that you don’t purchase fake US coins.
3. You have to be able to determine that coins you are thinking about buying are not dipped or artificially toned. If a coin looks too good to be true, it probably is.
4. When investing in coins, you will be buying and holding coins for some time as wait for them appreciate in value or wait to find a buyer. Given this you need to make sure that you store your coins in a way to ensure that the quality of the coins does not deteriorate over time.
These are just a few tips for making money coin collecting. I hope that they help you to make money buying and selling coins.
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1903 S Morgan US Silver dollar RARE KEY DATE Liberty
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Rare Key date 1866 Indian cent GEM BU RED!
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AUSTRALIA 1938 1 Crown Silver VF-XF Key Date
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1943 Peru, One Half Soldeoro, Extra Fine, Key Date
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1884 S Morgan Dollar AU KEY DATE SILVER US $1 Nice COIN
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1864 INDIAN HEAD CENT KEY DATE GOOD DETAILS
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1863 INDIAN HEAD CENT KEY DATE
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1913 BARBER HALF DOLLAR-KEY DATE
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INDIAN HEAD 1866 VERY RARE COIN KEY DATE 100%GUARANTEE
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KEY DATE 1932D US MINT WASHINGTON 25 CENT QUARTER COIN
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GEM 1928 P PEACE DOLLAR KEY DATE SUPERB
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1909 V.D.B. Lincoln Wheat Cent Semi Key Date Coin #A14
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KEY DATE 1921 FIRST YEAT OF ISSUE PEACE AU DETAIL
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KEY DATE 1921 US MINT PEACE SILVER $1 ONE DOLLAR COIN
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1872 INDIAN HEAD CENT READABLE LIBERTY KEY DATE
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***1986 EAGLE MS-69 NICE COIN ***KEY DATE
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1914-D Buffalo Nickel VF+ KEY DATE
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KEY DATE 1908 S INDIAN HEAD CENT XF FREE S&H X11
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Best UNC Key Date 1996 American Silver Eagle 1ozSilver
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1859 INDIAN HEAD CENT KEY DATE
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1882-O MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR UNCIRCULATED (KEY DATE)
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1870 indian head cent ( KEY DATE )
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1888 INDIAN HEAD CENT SEMI- KEY DATE
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1914- $2.50 GOLD INDIAN. IN GREAT CONDITION. KEY DATE!!
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Wow!!! 1903s MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR Key Date
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Mexico Zacatecas 100 Peso 2003 Key Date Choice BU
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1916-S WALKING LIBERTY HALVE * key date * VG
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1911- $2.50 GOLD INDIAN. IN GREAT CONDITION. KEY DATE!!
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PALESTINE 100 MILS 1931 KEY DATE FINE + SILVER
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1949 S FRANKLIN 50C, A TONED ALMOST UNC., KEY DATE!
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1938-D WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR.KEY DATE.
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1915 KEY DATE Canadian DIME
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1911- $2.50 GOLD INDIAN. IN GREAT CONDITION. KEY DATE!!
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1893 S Morgan dollar (Key Date)
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1915 Canadian KEY DATE DIME au 58
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1921 WALKING LIBERTY SILVER HALF DOLLAR KEY DATE
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1913-D Type 2 Buffalo Nickel-Key-Restored Date
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1932-D WASHINGTON QUARTER * the key date of the set *
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1949-D silver dime (key date)
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1864 indian cent key date U-grade
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1930 KEY DATE 1 CENT CANADIAN PENNY
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1915 Canadian key date DIME ms 63
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1865 indian cent key date U-grade
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1867 indian cent key date U-grade
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1932 Florin,Two Shillings,Rare,Key date,
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1868 indian cent key date U-grade
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1898 INDIAN HEAD CENT SEMI-KEY DATE GOOD DETAILS
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1870 indian cent key date U-grade
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1872 indian cent key date U-grade
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1874 indian cent key date U-grade
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1875 indian cent key date U-grade
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1880-O MS-63 ANACS Morgan Dollar "Semi Key Date" UNC-BU
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FRANCE 1868 A 50 CENTIMES VF KEY DATE VERY SCARCE
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FRANCE 1870 UN CENTIME VG KEY DATE DENT OBSERVE
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1879 indian cent key date U-grade
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1903 S Barber Dime Good Condition Key Date
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LOT OF SEMI KEY DATE WHEAT PENNIES
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SILVER 1904 (h) VBP 25 ORE_DENMARK_1st Yr._KEY DATE
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1864 Two Cent ** Key Date First Year Issue **
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1970 Gem Brilliant Uncirclated Canada 5 Cents-KEY DATE
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1930 CANADA ONE CENT PENNY GREAT SHAPE_RARE KEY DATE!!!
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1904-S Barber Dime AU Detail Key Date
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1903-S Barber Dime Nice AU Key Date
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1902 O MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR---KEY DATE- BEAUTIFUL COIN
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SEMI KEY DATE 1918-D INDIAN HEAD BUFFALO NICKLE COIN
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SEMI KEY DATE 1925-D INDIAN HEAD BUFFALO NICKLE COIN
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AUSTRIA key date 1967 2 Groschen in 7pc PROOF set
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CANADA key date 1925 CENT superb VF-XF - LOOK!
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KEY DATE 1926-S INDIAN HEAD BUFFALO NICKLE COIN
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Parting Out Indian Cent Set: 1869 RARE Key Date
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Parting Out Indian Cent Set: 1870 RARE Key Date
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Parting Out Indian Cent Set: 1871 RARE Key Date
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Parting Out Indian Cent Set: 1872 RARE Key Date
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PORTUGAL, 50 CENTAVOS 1935 KEY DATE ..L@@K
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09 GOLD PROOF DOLPHIN AUSTRALIA. 2500 MINTAGE KEY DATE
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1921 PEACE DOLLAR ANACS AU58--- KEY DATE--SHARP COIN
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1950-D Jefferson 5¢ superb GEM BU; low-mintage KEY-DATE
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1908-S INDIAN KEY DATE~CIRCULATED~READ DISC~!!
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VG+ 1921 Mercury Dime Semi KEY Date FULL Rims + Date
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1911 S Lincoln Cent Semi KEY Date 1911s
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*** 1915 *** Canada Five 5 Cents KEY DATE ** SILVER! **
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1914 Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1917 D Buffalo Nickel - Key Date - Nice Coin
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1921-D Mercury Dime--Very Good--Key Date
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Lot 7 Buffalo Nickels - Key Date Assortment
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1913 P Buffalo Nickel - Variety Type 1 - Key Date
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1920 S Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1918 Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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Morgan Dollar 1878-CC BU Key Date!
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1915 P Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1913 Type 1 Variety Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1916 Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1916 Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1916 Buffalo Nickel - Key Date
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1955 HALF SILVER DOLLAR KEY DATE Circulated
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1949 HALF SILVER DOLLAR KEY DATE Circulated
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{{RARE}} 1884 S MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR RARE KEY DATE GEM!
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1949 - D HALF SILVER DOLLAR KEY DATE Circulated
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Key Date 1876 Indian Head Penny
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1926-S *Key Date Rare* Lincoln Cent
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