WHEN BUYING OLD COINS WETHER SILVER OR GOLD, ONE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER IS THE COIN REALLY SILVER OR GOLD. ALWAYS CHECK SELLERS FEEDBACK FOR YOUR FIRST RESOURCE GUIDE TO SELLERS RELIABILITY, IS THE COIN REPRODUCTION COIN OR GENUINELY AN OLD COIN, NOTE THE YEAR OF THE COIN AND IS IT A DESIREABLE YEAR.  THAN CHECK OTHER SELLERS FOR THAT SAME COIN AND SHOP WISELY FOR THE BEST DEAL ON THAT PARTICULAR COIN. USALLY THE EARLY 1800'S TO MID 1800'S COINS ARE THE MOST DESIREABLE.

NEXT LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE COIN. IS THE COIN SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO PLACE IN YOUR COLLECTION OR HIDE ON BOX AFTER YOU PURCHASED IT? ALWAYS MAKE SURE IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE BY GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR AND AGE, THE COINS MUST STILL BE PRESENTABLE.  TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM COINS THAT ARE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY MISMAKES UNLESS YOU INVESTIGATE  THE VALUE OF THAT COIN AND IS IT REALY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY MISTAKE OR AN INDIVIDUAL FIXING THE COIN TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS A DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY MISTAKE. SOMEOF THESE COINS ARE ACTUALLY VERY VALUABLE, BUT DO NOT PURCHASE UNLESS YOU INVESTIGATE THE COIN THAN BUY WISELY.  ALWAYS HAVE INSURANCE ON THE COIN BY THE SELLER FOR THE COINS ACTUAL DOLLAR WORTH!

NEXT, MAKE SURE COIN IS .999 PURE GOLD OR SILVER AND NOT "CLAD" WITH COPPER OR OTHER NON-PRECIOUS  METALS.  ALWAYS ASK SELLER QUESTIONS AND IF YOU DONT GET THE ANSWER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OR HAVE A SINKING FEELING IN YOU STOMACH,  MOVE ALONG TO NEXT SELLER AND FEEL FREE TO ASK REPUATABLE SELLERS QUESTIONS, IF THEY ARE REPUATABLE THEY WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS WITHOUT HESITIATION!

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