Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins - Bowers

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This guide will teach you to be a smart collector and investor in rare coins. Bowers shares 50 years of experience with advice and examples of how to evaluate a coin's potential with a 4-step process, how to protect yourself from the downfalls of online auctions and how to be a smart seller. Full of professional secrets from the "Dean of Numismatics," Q. David Bowers. Illustrated with black & white and full color images. This is a new book from our inventory.
MPN: 9784

At a glance
Book Title: 
The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins
Author: 
Q. David Bowers
Binding: 
Hardcover
ISBN: 
0794819206
ISBN: 
9780794819200
Pages: 
655
Published: 
2005
UPC: 
9780794819200
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