John William Swank
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"...you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32
Coin Buying Book

The Dirty Little Secrets About "Buying" Coins

 

Now available: January 2010

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"The book is well written and an easy read. It is very informative and is loaded with information that would help any collector be they novice or a long time collector. I would recommend it to both."

                          Steve Gerlach, owner of Emerald Coast Coins in Pensacola, Florida

 

 

 

About the Book

 

The Dirty Little Secrets About "Buying" Coins was written to help all collectors and none collectors be better shoppers.  It contains information that will make you wiser and more informed when shopping for coins.  It contains information that you can spend hours trying to find, put into one convenient location for quick referral. I tell you the best places to shop and the ones to avoid. The book contains many web sites that will help you become better informed on the tools you will need for buying and selling coins. This book is a good reference for novice, non-collectors and collectors alike.

 

Preface

 

In the process of publishing my book "The Dirty Little Secrets About "Cleaned" Coins" I was talking to Ron Bowels at Author House.  We were talking about coin collecting.  He said that he had bought a gold plated eagle from an ad in a magazine and a few years later he took it to a coin shop to see what it was worth, he was shocked.  The treasure he thought, he had, was not worth what he paid for it. I realized that there are allot of non-collector, novice collector, and active collectors that just have no idea how to buy coins.  I thought I would share my forty years of knowledge (mistakes) with you in this book. 

When I started collecting I really had no guide to go by or anyone to help me learn how to buy coins.   I learned by hard knocks, which can be very expensive and disheartening.  I thought about that and realized that this is another subject on which I could share my years of experience.  I am writing this book to help spare you from making some of the mistakes that many and I have made in buying coins. Chapter ten will cover the selling of coins. Most of what I will cover on buying coins will be applicable for selling.

 

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