Learning to assess the value and condition of coins and notes are quite complicated. Newbies are advised to do some research from published coin collection books and deal only with honest collectors in order to get more reliable grading for their coins and notes.
How To Start Coins And Notes Collection As A Newbie Collector
Many started collecting coins and notes as souvenir items or hobby collectible items before becoming serious in such vintage collection as full time investment. Newbies should base on their financial budget as a guideline and start from ordinary collection and subsequently amass wider range and rare coins and notes later. It is beneficial to get acquainted with other collectors to learn more from them and also work on fair exchanging deals for mutual benefits. Interested beginners are advised to read and gain more knowledge on value of coins and notes from reference books in order to enhance the skill in assessing the condition and value of their collection.
Cleaning And Preservation Of Coins
The value of coins will be affected if they are not properly preserved and wrongly cleaned or polished using chemicals with the intention to make them shine like uncirculated coin condition. It is better to avoid cleaning them unless with the supervision of experienced collectors or dealers.
- To avoid destruction and devaluation by mildew, always keep the collection in dry room temperature condtion. The storage containers should be kept clean and dry, totally free from any kind of liquid or destructive contents.
- Notes should preferably be handled with tweezers to avoid spoiling the surface with finger prints or sweating hands. The notes should never be folded. For safer preservation it is better to place the notes in paper envelopes instead of plastic bags.
- Beware of termites, cockroaches, rats and other tiny pests which can cause serious damages to the coins and notes if they are kept in humid and messy condition.
- Avoid exposure to direct sunlight in order to preserve the original color from fading. Chemical reaction from storage items like plastic bags, old newspaper, dirty wrappers may cause destructive damages to metallic coins and currency notes over prolonged storage period.
