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The most effective way to get paper money is not through general circulation, but through dealers, collectors, auctions, and shows. About once a week someone posts a message asking for people to trade/buy/sell paper money. Even with the large audience of rec.collecting.coins, you don't reach many collectors. But this is still one way many people get notes.
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Cherrypicking is the art of searching through coins, looking for the specimens that have been overlooked for some reason. When searching through rolls of coins that you from your local bank, you might be cherrypicking for die varieties or older dates (such as looking for Wheat Pennies among the circulating Lincoln Memorial Cents out there today.)
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Lesson learned. If I have coins that I think might be improved with a good cleaning, I seek out an expert. The vast majority of the time, he tells me what I'm telling you: when it comes to cleaning coins, don't!
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Pre-ANA Auctions Preview, Part I of III: Cents, Nickels, Dimes & Quarters

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:04 +0000
by Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
Superior, Stack’s and B&M are all conducting auctions in the Baltimore area before the ANA Convention starts on July 30th. A staggering assortment of U.S. coins and other numismatic items will be offered. I will discuss some of the coins that are rare, are interesting in other ways and/or are ‘in ...]

New Book Teaches Techniques and Tips on How to Photograph Coins

Here's a press release I received from Zyrus on a new book coming out in July.

NGC-Graded Coin Brings $5M

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:20:02 +0000
Highest Price in History for Certified Gold Coin
An 1804 $10 Gold piece recently sold for $5M, the highest price ever paid for a certified gold coin. The coin was graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, and is the finest known of certified examples. Another famous example of this coin is part of the King of Siam ...]

Trio of Roman Gold Shines at Millennia

Tue, 27 May 2008 12:37:27 +0000
The Millennia Sale presented by Ira and larry Goldberg got underway yesterday in California and the preliminary results are starting to flow in.
This sale will result in an series of reports due to both its importance and breadth. In addition CoinLink will be posting a detailed auction analysis by Greg Reynolds latter this ...]

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