Coin Agents
Coin Agents
A coin agent’s work is basically to acquire coins you need and are having a hard time getting. The agent will have to deal with the coin sellers and if they are dealers in coins it would be best if you knew your agent well just so you don’t get swindled by both your agent and the dealer.
If your coin agent is a novice or learner they will probably not get you the right prices and will probably be getting the prices from the dealers, which won’t help you at all. The worse will be if you and your agents are both beginners coz you will both end up doing the wrong thing and use more cash than it is necessary.
How you work with your agent is important because it is him or her that ensures that you get the coin you want at the lowest price. Of course the agent might want to add their own price to the deal or reduce the price with the dealer and then tell you that the price is a certain amount so as to get more cash out of the deal.
This is why background checks and finding out if your agent has a good reputation is important.
Once you have settled for a coin agent, then your working relationship will have to be one of trust and understanding. Be comfortable with each other and don’t judge the methods the agent uses unless of course if it is illegal. If you do suspect illegal means then report your agent and quickly cut all ties.
2004 North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Coins (North American Coins and Prices)
Nearly seventy-five percent of consumers are taking a closer look at their pocket change hoping one of the recently released state quarters will be there. People are saving, buying, and exchanging quarters in order to form collections. The updated 13th edition of this best-selling reference enables coin collectors to buy, grade, and organize their collections by using the more than 45,000 coin listings. Updated coin listings are provided in up to 11 grades of condition for U.S. coins from col
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Review by Robert Graham for 2004 North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Coins (North American Coins and Prices)
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This guide seems to be geared to the beginning to intermediate collector who is primarily interested in US coins, but who might also be interested in branching out and collecting Mexican and Canadian coins as well. If that’s the intent, it succeeds brilliantly. I’m just such a collector — and I’m a repeat customer — I bought the 2003 edition before getting the 2004. Most likely, I will be buying the 2005 edition as well. This book is priced economically enough that one can buy a new edition each year. After all, one can easily blow far more than the book’s purchase price on an uninformed coin purchase.The 2004 edition begins with a series of 13 chapters which will be primarily of interest to the collector who is just getting started or someone who is returning to the coin hobby after some time away. It then gives a very well-presented price guide to US, Canadian and Mexican coins. Virtually every coin listed has a black-and-white photograph showing the coin in actual size. The US and Canadian coin photos are quite good, while the Mexican coin photos, except for the most recent ones, leave something to be desired. While no annual book can keep up with volatility of today’s coin market, I’ve found the prices to be a good rough guide from which to start. It also serves as a great “idea” book for those looking to see what is available in their interest and price-range.The only thing that stops me from giving this a five-star rating is that it is a little too US-coin-centric. For example, Chapter 12 offers a chapter on “Hot Buys for 2004″ but not one Canadian or Mexican coin is listed! Don’t get me wrong — there is some very valuable information here on Canadian and Mexican coin collecting — I’d just like more of it.The book’s back cover claims that it “Provides all the info you need in one handy reference,” and most collectors will probably agree. Highly recommended.
Review by W. Caulfield for 2004 North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Coins (North American Coins and Prices)
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There aren’t that many of us Mexican Coin Collectors in the world and the prices don’t really change that much. No need to get the latest Krause when this one works just fine. I have the 2003, 2004 and 2005. It’s small enough to carry to coin stores and shows. I’ve even seen a few dealers cut off the US and Canada portions for convenience.
The good thing about the 2004 is that they went to alphabetical on the Mint listing. If you’ve used an earlier one to look up prices on 8 reales coins, you know why that’s a good thing. A small quibble with the 2005 is the breaking out of the Cap & Ray pesos to different pages.
All in all, the 2004 was the best for Mexican.