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Charlie is passionate about coin collecting. This series of articles shares his journey plus tips on how to start your own collection.

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The Most Valuable Coins in the World

In 2007, I first stepped into the world of investing in rare coins, because I thought that they were undervalued at the time. Fast forward a few years, and the coin markets have gone through a lot of fluctuations. More recently, I’ve started to focus on buying rarer and lower minted coins. I’ve found that these

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Tips for Investing in Silver

This blog post was written as part of my collaboration with eBay. All opinions expressed are our own. If you haven’t been living in a cave the last few years, then you may have noticed all the advertisements about investing in silver. Companies that are willing to buy or sell silver, because the demand has

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How You Can Start a Coin Collection

This blog post was written as part of my collaboration with eBay. All opinions expressed are our own. About seven years ago I started collecting rare coins after reading Robert Kiyosaki’s recommendation to buy silver. Without knowing where to start at, I decided to buy coins that I saw my dad collect while he was growing

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Morgan Dollar Winner Is…

On Wednesday I announced the challenge to comment, subscribe to our newsletter, or retweet on the article, “How to Start a Coin Collection“. Thanks to everyone who participated, but unfortunately there can only be one. So with no further delay…the winner of a 1887 Morgan Silver Dollar (thanks to Random.org) is – John over at Frugal Rules

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How to Start a Coin Collection – part 2

So on Monday, I talked about how to start a coin collection, but today I’m going to get more into the specifics. I’ll give more insight into why you should buy rated coins, numismatic raters, storage of coins, and show ya a few pictures from my own collection. Again, I don’t claim to be an

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How to Start a Coin Collection

About seven years ago I started collecting rare coins after reading Robert Kiyosaki’s recommendation to buy silver. Without knowing where to start at, I decided to buy coins that I saw my dad collect while he was growing up. During my youth, my dad always had this old black vinyl box with red satin lining that

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