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New Member Here :-)

#1 Unread post by celesteolson44 »

[Hello All!

I am somewhat new to coin collecting. I have been getting my UTUBE Degree from all the fine teachers out there including Daniel! :-)

I am thankful to have you all and your help in the Coin Help U Community and look forward to continue learning and enjoying my new hobby!

Thank you kindly,
Celeste

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#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

Hello and Welcome !
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#3 Unread post by Triple C »

Hi Celeste and welcome!

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#5 Unread post by Earle42 »

Welcome to the forum. A word of caution about Youtube. While there are GREAT people on their like Daniel, there are also a lot of people who have con collecting channels who really are just newbies themselves without a lot of knowledge, just a lot of videos, therefore a reputation, and therefore (not on purpose) a lot of misinformation is also "learned."

I have seen many videos of people telling others how great it is to clean coins, polish them up, mistaking what an actual doubled die is etc. So if you see something, stick with Daniel and check his opinions before spending money :)

Two of the largest no nos for beginners is getting a microscope and searching for errors without knowing what errors actually are (spend time at error-ref.com to find out). Another no no is newbies tend to automatically think coins NEED to be sent in to a grading company. Nothing could be futher from fact and a lot of people lose a lot of money b/c of this mistaken mindset.
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
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#7 Unread post by DSCoins »

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