toddmeister

Book arrived yesterday. A bit of bedtime reading over the Xmas period ?

Thanks upinsmoke & GazT

Ok thank you. Will check it out

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome To be honest I wasn't really intending to buy anything on eBay. That said, could you give me ideas for other auction sites or places I can look to get an idea of what's out there, price ranges etc. Im based in Sunderland. Looks like the only actual coin fairs within reasonable travelling distance are York but I think that's only twice a year? Any other suggestions? thanks again

Thanks all. I've ordered the Collectors Coins book for some initial reading. Won't jump into buying yet until I've done a lot more reading cheers

Morning everyone, Been browsing the forum for a couple of days and thought I'd sign up and introduce myself. I am a total newbie with zero knowledge so please be gentle. I recently found a couple of coins which I believe belonged to my Grandad whilst having a clear-out at home. This has really sparked my interest and I'm now looking to get into the hobby and start a collection of my own. I'm somewhat overwhelmed at all the info to take in and not really sure where to start. It seems one should specialise. But as a total novice I don't have a specific period/type that interests me as yet. I guess that will come as I learn. One way I thought of getting into it was by starting with a coin from the year of birth from each of my family members. For example my Grandparents were born in 1924,1925 & 1926, my parents 1953, myself 1980, my wife 1983 etc. How does that sound for starters? I'll be ordering one of the books from the forum links too as a starting point Thanks