Pleasure & Profit, 100 Lessons For Collecting & Selling Rare Coins

Robert W. Shippee reveals in this updated 2nd edition of his award-winning book how he built his collection of rare coins. His carefully assembled collection of half cents through $20 gold double eagles sold at public auction for a profitable $1.5 million! The first edition quickly became one of the most talked-about books on collecting and investing in US coins. Long-time hobbyists read it and said "I wish I'd had a guide like this when I started collecting."

This Second Edition includes market reports on most of the coins in his case-study collection, with expanded discussion of rare-coin indexes and his comparison of coins vs the stock market. He analyzes his coins by denomination, tracking where they would be value wise, a decade-plus after their sale. "With greater knowledge comes greater confidence as a collector," Shippee says. With this invaluable guide, you can learn from his spectacular successes and perhaps even more from his costly mistakes. Find out yourself why Q Bowers calls Pleasure and Profit "one of the most useful books in American numismatics" 6" x 9" paperback, 318 pages.
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