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from the December 13 Numismatic News E-Newsletter

Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers. Read more responses at www.numismaticnews.com. If you had to start your collection over, what would you do differently? Be much, much younger. Name and Address withheld There are lots of things I would do differently. First off, I would focus on fewer coins but better quality. I would learn how to grade from the beginning, hoping to avoid some of the previous mistakes I made. I’d focus more on early coinage from 1793-1820, as these have gotten quite expensive in decent grades. Back in the early 1980s, things that were popular, like commems, were ridiculously overpriced, where they can be bought for a fraction of what they cost today. Fortunately, I avoided buying that series. But hindsight is 20/20. Roy HerbstAddress…

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Numismatic News (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 14, 2025

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