Coin collecting is not a hobby that you can learn over night. It takes time to do, but if you have the passion for it it is well worth doing and something you will get a lot out satisfaction from.

If you only collect coins as an investment it may work for a while but soon enough you will give up because like anything in life there bumps along the way and if you do not have the passion to see them through this might put you off persisting with it.

To be successful you need to take in as much information on coin collecting as you can. Reading magazines, subscribing to on line or off line newsletters and talking to dealers are good sources of finding and gathering information. On the net you can find lots of news sites that relay the latest information as it happens. Using these resources effectively will make you a successful collector, but trying to collect without applying the basics will lead you to failure.

You must learn to know what is the value of the coins so