Rare coins are regularly picked from junk boxes, bourse display cases and even national auctions. The trick to cherrypicking is finding value hiding in plain sight. The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Morgan dollar collectors have The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars by Leroy C. Sheldon’s Penny Whimsy and Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early US Cents 1793–1814. For the most part, that’s no longer necessary. Years ago, astute collectors maintained personal notebooks detailing rare varieties. An investor who specializes in a series, especially early coppers, Seated Liberty coins and Morgan dollars, can find rare coins going for a fraction of their value on eBay, in national auctions and in dealer stock on the bourse floor. Knowing varieties and die states can be immediately and immensely profitable. Here’s my fifth and last sure-fire way to make money in coins.Ĭherrypicking. Knowledge is king in collecting.
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