By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated 
Something that you'll want to look into, is whether the community of coin collectors respects your coin dealer and respects his establishment. If the coin dealer isn’t well received by his peers and if he’s got a bad reputation then you might want to stay away from them.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
PNG, as you will find out is short for the Professional Numismatists Guild. Since that’s rather a mouthful, in true American style it’s been shortened to PNG.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
One thing that you’ll want to look into alongside experience, is whether the coin dealer you’re thinking of going with is knowledgeable in the area of coins which you want to dabble in.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
One of the very first things that you should find out and what you really want to know is whether the coin dealer you’re thinking of going with is experienced. Are they the new kid on the block like you, or do they have years of experience under them.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
Although there are many coin dealers around from whom you can buy your coins, what you ideally want is to strike up a long term relationship with a coin dealer whom you like and trust. To that end finding the right coin dealer for you can be difficult especially if you’re fairly new to the field yourself.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
One good way of developing your coin collection into something more than mediocre is to upgrade coins or replace your coins from time to time. First find the coins you need to fill your collection and then upgrade them.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
This is what many collectors will be looking for if you’re going to selling a coin set. There needs to be something significant, some kind of pull which will make the collectors or dealers want to buy your coin set.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
These are a few odds and ends that you’ll want to look into when you’re thinking of coin buying. These will also help you to buy your coins more intelligently as you progress further on, which, in turn will add to the overall value of your coins and desirability for other collectors.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
Be careful of buying expensive coins for investment in the beginning unless you’re going to be using an agent to get your coins. Since there are coins for investment purposes you’ll necessarily want to get the best coins you can and paying as much as 50% extra for your coins isn’t good investment sense.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 22, 2008 | In Personal-Finance | Rated
The coin value is what your coins are worth when you go to sell them. The sum you’ll get for your coins is about half of its retail value.
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