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Buy Rare Coins – Tips To Rare Coin Investing

The Heritage Auction Galleries' Central States Numismatic Society Convention Platinum Night Auction has turned out to be quite a show. Besides the "King of Coins" 1804 Silver Dollar going for a cool two point three million dollars, several other incredible rare coins have gone up and been sold for some nice fetches, as well.

The legendary 1807-S Seated Dollar, the rarest regular silver dollar in existence, wound up selling for about a half a million dollars, The sixth finest known example of a 1794 dollar went for a half million as well, a twenty cent piece from 1876 went for four hundred sixty thousand, a 1794 silver dollar went for three hundred forty five thousand, and a 1795 Flowing Hair dollar sold for about a quarter million.

The total sales of the auction, as of the most recent report, came out to a nice forty five million for combined rare coin prices.

Two million for a coin may be out of the price range of many investors, but we know that there are at least a few people reading this who could easily place a competitive bid on one of the big-ticket items on show at this auction. So while the rest of us who buy rare coins, as an everyday investor may have to stick to the slightly more common coins, if you do have the money to invest in the real rarities, you'd be wise to seize upon the opportunity to do so.

Again, when you buy rare coins, they do not somehow become less rare or less valuable, so to buy rare coins is almost invariably a smart idea. If you want to know the secret of how to buy rare coins, it is simply this: Know what you're buying, know the history, the artwork, and buy the rarest coins you can easily afford.

Between auctions, the price of a particular rarity almost always tends to go up. At times, the growth is marginal, but other times, a coin may be reassessed at a later date and turn out to be twice as valuable as it was previously believed to have been.

Of course, on the other hand, you may simply be comfortable enjoying a few good rarities in your collection while putting the majority of your coin money into the $20 Lady Liberty 22 karat gold reissues for investors. Whichever way works for you is fine. In any case, you are protecting your assets against any crisis such as a recession.

It's certainly a good idea to get involved in rare coin collecting if you hope to build a strong foundation for your investments. And even if you can't make it to Cincinnati every time Heritage holds an auction in the area, it's still smart to keep up on the new developments at these auctions and bid online, as the final bids at the major auctions tend to have an impact on coin prices at large. In any event, just make sure that you have a way to keep yourself in good financial shape no matter what happens. Be it bars or coins, just know that you're covered through this recession and the next one.

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The Future of the Dollar $27.54 For half a century, the United States has garnered substantial political and economic benefits as a result of the dollar's de facto role as a global currency. In recent years, however, the dollar's preponderant position in world markets has come under challenge. The dollar has been more volatile than ever against foreign currencies, and various nations have switched to non-dollar instruments in their transactions. China and the Arab Gulf states continue to hold massive amounts of U.S. government obligations, in effect subsidizing U.S. current account deficits, and those holdings are a point of potential vulnerability for American policy. What is the future of the U.S. dollar as an international currency? Will predictions of its demise end up just as inaccurate as those that have accompanied major international financial crises since the early 1970s? Analysts disagree, often profoundly, in their answers to these questions. In The Future of the Dollar, leading scholars of dollar's international role bring multidisciplinary perspectives and a range of contrasting predictions to the question of the dollar's future. This timely book provides readers with a clear sense of why such disagreements exist and it outlines a variety of future scenarios and the possible political implications for the United States and the world. Contributors: David Calleo, The Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Marcello de Cecco, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy; Eric Helleiner, University of Waterloo; Harold James, Princeton University and European University Institute; Jonathan Kirshner, Cornell University; Ronald I. McKinnon, Stanford University; Herman Schwartz, University of Virginia

The Dollar Hen $28.79 THE DOLLAR HEN is America's classic handbook on free-range egg production. First published in 1909, it walks the reader through valuable concepts available in no other source. With an emphasis on simplicity, practicality, and synergy between hens, crops, soil, and farmer, the book is a timeless guide to poultry farming as it ought to be practiced.

John Dollar $13.9 Charlotte Lewes, a young Briton newly widowed by the Great War, departs for colonial Burma in 1917 to escape the ruins of her life. As a schoolteacher in Rangoon she is rejuvenated by the sensuous Oriental climate, and she meets John Dollar, a sailor who becomes her passionate love and whose ill-fated destiny inextricably binds her to him. On a festive seafaring expedition, the tightly knit British community confronts disaster in the shape of an earthquake and ensuing tidal wave. Swept overboard, Charlotte, John Dollar, and eight young girls who are Charlotte's pupils awake on a remote island beach. As they struggle to stay alive, their dependence on John overwhelms him, and an atmosphere of menace and doom builds, culminating in shocking and riveting scenes of both death and survival.

My Life as a Dollar Bill $16.41 Follow the life of Bill, the "one dollar bill" on his adventures from the bank, to the streets of New York City, to a Coca-Cola Machine, to a fun taxi cab ride, on a rollercoaster ride in Disney World; Florida and to a classroom in Austin; Texas. Every dollar counts and so does this one dollar bill

The Go-Around Dollar $10.27 Every dollar travels from person to person in a different way. Matt finds a dollar on his way home from school and uses it to buy shoelaces from Eric. Eric spends the dollar on bubble gum at the corner store. Jennifer, who happens to be the next customer, receives the dollar as part of her change. A dollar bill is something we all see and use every day of our lives. But do we know how it's made? The meaning of the symbols that are shown on the front and back of the dollar? How long the average dollar stays in circulation? In this fascinating and informative book, Barbara Johnston Adams weaves together a fictional narrative about the travels of a single dollar with facts and anecdotes that are sure to delight young readers.

Slow Dollar $3.95 For Judge Knott, the case before her seems to be an ordinary misdemeanor -- except that the personal property that's been destroyed is an inflatable carnival ride. When the carnival comes to her own town a few weeks later, Deborah soon discovers there's nothing ordinary about this rag-tag collection of rides and games. Why does the ride owner's charm bracelet awaken half-forgotten memories? And what is her connection to Deborah's own family? When one of the concessionaires is found dead, his mouth stuffed with quarters from his game of chance, Deborah soon learns that he was also chancing a little blackmail on the side -- blackmail that may threaten one of her brothers. In carnie lingo, "A fast dime is better than a slow dollar." Torn between judicial ethics and family love, Deborah must decide who gets which before more lives are ruined and the carnival moves on.

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Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love $3.95 Moons and Junes are the flavors of the month for the Bottom Dollar Girls, whose sudden fondness for wooing and cooing has them in a "Dollar Daze," From the night of the Sweetheart Dance, love begins blooming all over Cayboo Creek. Though every rose must have its thorn, it's up to the Bottom Dollar Girls to follow their hearts. Leading the way is Attalee, soda jerk at the Bottom Dollar Emporium, who's so hot and heavy with her beau, Dooley, that the pair seems headed for the altar via Thrill Hill. Elizabeth is pining for her newlywed days when she felt more like a wife than a mother, while widowed Mavis has been up nights nursing a case of loneliness. Not so for newspaperwoman Birdie. "I'm glad my dating days are done," she claims, and Gracie Tobias agrees that she, too, is "done with romance." They couldn't be more wrong. When high school heartthrob Brewster Clark returns to Cayboo Creek, suddenly Mavis and Birdie are competing for the attention of a certain pair of emerald eyes. Then there's Rusty, a philosophical duct doctor who's a most unlikely gentleman to turn proper Gracie's head, until she finds that his charms work on her like the Fountain of Youth. "A match made in heaven," Attalee pronounces the couple, but has she spoken too soon? When it comes to love stories, "happily ever after" might always be the best ending, but one that can never be taken for granted. Traveling love's rocky road keeps the Bottom Dollar Girls asking, "How can you still believe in romance?" In "Dollar Daze," these best of friends through laughter and tears discover that endings sting, but the pain makes new beginnings that much sweeter.

Million Dollar Video Poker $19.1 Bob Dancer is the best known video poker player and writer in the world. In just six years, after coming to Las Vegas with a $6,000 bankroll, Dancer won more than $1 million playing beatable machines. Million Dollar Video Poker recounts the events of those six years, with stories about his meteoric ups and downs, and lessons for players of all skill levels. Video poker is one of those rare casino games that can be beaten by a talented and informed player, and Dancer explains how it's done. Never before has a top video poker professional shared so many of his winning secrets.

The Million Dollar Kick $3.95 Whisper Nelson hates sports--all sports--with a passion So when by a fluke she wins a chance to kick a goal past a professional soccer star for a million-dollar prize, she is torn. Should she try it and risk humiliation, or just forget the whole thing and save what dignity she has left? But the Million Dollar Kick might be Whisper's big chance not only to win a million dollars, but to regain confidence in herself.

Dollar Bill Origami Postcards $8.36 Transform ordinary dollar bills into hearts, arrows, boats, fish, butterflies, and other charming figures. Twelve color postcards for origami enthusiasts feature step-by-step diagrams and photos of the finished models. Anyone can fold these simple but appealing models, even those who have never before attempted the intricacies of origami.

Two Dollar Bill $3.95 Two-Dollar Bill delivers all the storytelling twists and whip-smart banter readers have come to love in Stuart Woods's thrillers, as suave Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is back on his home turf caught between a filthy rich conman-who's just become his client-and a beautiful prosecutor.

Dollar Bill Origami $14.66 Step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show paper folders at all levels of expertise how to fashion 37 origami models from dollar bills. Beginners will enjoy making a boat and a butterfly. Windmills and peacocks will suit intermediate-level hobbyists. An alligator and bison should prove no problem for advanced paper folders.

Dollar Bill Animals in Origami $15.82 Clear, complete directions for learning the basic folds, plus illustrations and diagrams for creating models of 30 different animals -- all graded according to difficulty. Begin with a sailboat or starfish, go on to a duck or goose, and finish with such challenges as a penguin or elephant. Dollar bills not required.

A Dollar for Penny $13.54 With visual jokes, adorable illustrations, and a simple rhyming text, this story about a little girl and a lemonade stand is a great introduction to money and the value of coins.

A Dollar and a Dream $8.5 In "Easy Street." Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt deliver a drama-filled world of money, greed, and lies. When Paul, a wannable player, is sent out by his neighbors to buy lottery tickets, his world is turned upside-down--"and so are the lives of unsuspecting friends. "Ghetto Fabulous" is the story of a single mother with three kids from three different daddies. Money is what she needs, yet when she wins big. she's left wondering what to do. Friends and family she never knew she had are suddenly coming out of the woodwork./ But where were they when she needed help? With one person designated to purchase tickets for the $ 180 millions jackpot, six co-workers' lives will be changed forever as each of them learns just how strong the pull of money can be. "One Night, Six Dreams' is as compelling tale of just how far a person might got to have it all.

Dollar Noncents $13.16 I bet you thought that . Banks pay out loans from the money they receive as deposits. That economic experts know what money is. That the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 is largely irrelevant to your life in the 21st century. But did you know that . Bank loans increase deposits by creating money. The national debt can, theoretically, never be repaid. If there was no debt in our economy, there would be no money. Yes, you read that correctly. At least, that is what the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and the Chairman of the House banking committee thought. Scripture calls the debtor the servant of the lender. It labels as wicked those who borrow and do not repay. If righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, what does this imply for a society that is built on perpetual debt? What should a Christian do - stop using "greenbacks" and live in a cave? How should the church respond? These and other questions are examined in the light of scripture in this groundbreaking study on money and banking.

The Case of the Million-Dollar Mystery [With Stickers] $3.95 Jigsaw's class is coming up with prize-winning inventions. Eddie Becker is convinced he has a million-dollar idea, but someone has snatched his top-secret invention folder. Jigsaw and Mila may have to invent some super-sleuthing gadgets of their own to solve this million-dollar mystery.

How to Profit from the Falling Dollar $15.84 Have you ever wondered if the U.S. economy and dollar is in trouble? Would you like to profit off a few simple economic truths? How to Profit from the Falling Dollar examines the China factor, current government spending habits, trade deficits, the baby boomer's retirement effects on the economy and other important factors. More important than the overwhelming evidence that the dollar will weaken in the coming years is the opportunity to profit from these global emerging trends. Filled with facts and sound advice, How to Profit from the Falling Dollar offers an insider's view on how to easily take advantage of the coming drop of the U.S. dollar and how to protect yourself while there's still time. Cecil Robles is a professional alternative money manager and has trained over 1,000 students on how to invest in the currency markets. Mr. Robles is a frequent guest on national radio and television programs.

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The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures $8.15 In this updated, second edition of the highly acclaimed international best seller, The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures, Richard Duncan describes the flaws in the international monetary system that have destabilized the global economy and that may soon culminate in a deflation-induced worldwide economic slump. The Dollar Crisis is divided into five parts: Part One describes how the US trade deficits, which now exceed US$1 million a minute, have destabilized the global economy by creating a worldwide credit bubble. Part Two explains why these giant deficits cannot persist and why a US recession and a collapse in the value of the Dollar are unavoidable. Part Three analyzes the extraordinarily harmful impact that the US recession and the collapse of the Dollar will have on the rest of the world. Part Four offers original recommendations that, if implemented, would help mitigate the damage of the coming worldwide downturn and put in place the foundations for balanced and sustainable economic growth in the decades ahead. Part Five, which has been newly added to the second edition, describes the extraordinary evolution of this crisis since the first edition was completed in September 2002. It also considers how the Dollar Crisis is likely to unfold over the years immediately ahead, the likely policy response to the crisis, and why that response cannot succeed. The Dollar Standard is inherently flawed and increasingly unstable. Its collapse will be the most important economic event of the 21st Century.

A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent $8.34 "A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent: An Urban Love Story of Sex, Money, and Murda" is a tale of lust, deceit, greed, envy, and vengeance. Brooklyn born good-girl-gone-bad Portia Lane, a glam-exotic dancer, uses men and sex for support. Always trying to make "A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent," Portia swears she's got it all figured out until the game gets twisted- due to a forbidden encounter with someone taboo- which leaves Portia with severe regrets and reevaluating her financial dependency. Jay Mitchell, a street sav hustler, is the only one of Portia's regular customers to capture a piece of her heart. A man of caution who's been around enough to detect game, Jay enjoys playtime with Portia and doesn't knock her hustle. He admittedly has feelings for her, but knows that some things are better left alone. Adversity faced, Portia decides she wants out of the nightlife so she can live a normal life- with Jay. He resists for obvious reasons, but Portia proves herself worthy. Their relationship evolves into a sizzling romance, and despite himself, Jay's affection for Portia grows into a love that's worth killing for...

Million Dollar Blackjack $38.02 "Million Dollar Blackjack" is the second of several books written by Ken Uston on Blackjack. You may wonder why he needed to write several books on the same subject. Was he like a chess grandmaster who publishes accurate analysis but who holds back a few secrets and sets traps for the unwary reader to fall into should he ever face the grandmaster in a tournament game?Most readers probably assumed that they were playing the system described by Edward Thorp in his book 'Beat the Dealer." However, we were not using that system. Similarly, the popular movie "21" depicting a team of exceptionally bright MIT students beating the casinos has them using the Basic Plus-Minus System of Thorp. However, that is an old system, no longer used.So, it was in this book, "Million Dollar Blackjack," that Ken Uston finally revealed many of the secrets he used to beat the casinos.A new introduction by Professional Games Player Roy Hoppe provides updates and insights on how to beat the casinos.

The Million Dollar Deception $14.85 Almost five years after his critically acclaimed novel "The Million Dollar Divorce, Essence" bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the sequel that fans have been waiting for...and in "The Million Dollar Deception, " Nate Kenny, Lewis Waters, and Monica Kenny still have not buried the hatchet. When readers last closed the book on Nate Kenny, his scheming had backfired, and he not only lost a great fortune in a messy divorce but his wife ended up with the very man he paid off to seduce her into infidelity. Now, four years later, it's time for payback. Meanwhile, Monica Kenny has a decision to make -- stay with and marry Lewis Waters, the younger man she knows may not be right for her? Or leave him, venture out on her own, and face the possibility of falling for another man who may leave her as her ex-husband did, because she cannot bear children? Lewis Waters recognizes that he's in a much better position than he ever was, now that he's with Monica. She takes care of him and his daughter and provides them with financial stability; but Lewis fears she is also starting to notice the pair's fundamental differences. In an attempt to repair the relationship, Lewis vows that he'll never return to his former thuggish life -- he intensifies life in the bedroom and promises to finish school and start a successful real estate business. But Nate is prepared to use all his cunning, expertise, and money to destroy Lewis, and take Monica back. Unbeknownst to all three, there will be life and death repercussions. A stirring saga of romance, loyalty, and friendship, "The Million Dollar Deception" is an explosive escapade of betrayal, sex, and suspense that will leave you breathless for the next, and final, installment.

Million-Dollar Amnesia Scandal $3.95 An accident left April Fairchild with no memory, ownership of a multimillion-dollar hotel and the nagging sense something wasn't quite right in her life. It also brought her intensely sexy businessman Seth Kentrell, whose late brother had left her the property. Seth believed her a gold digger--and how could April deny it, when she couldn't even remember her name? Now Seth was ready to play hardball to get the hotel back. But April knew enough to refuse to sign over the property until her memory returned. And if that meant Seth needed to "persuade" her...well, that was something she could enjoy At least until the whole truth came out....

The Million Dollar Strike $3.95 Ouchie and Squishy love bowling, even if it isn't the coolest sport. And their favorite place to bowl is Bowl-A-Rama. Squishy especially likes it because it's the perfect setting for a gory horror movie. Then again, he tends to imagine zombies and killer clowns around every corner. When the city council wants to condemn the decrepit bowling alley, Ouchie and Squishy are devastated. Then the boys meet Gazebo Zamboni, the rich, reclusive, totally nutty owner of Bowl-A-Rama. Despite Mr. Z's insistence that the world is ending soon-a ghost told him so-Ouchie and Squishy manage to convince Mr. Z to keep Bowl-A-Rama open. He allows the boys to restore the old alley, and even sponsors a million dollar strike contest to bring in customers. Just when things start looking up, the most nightmarish scenarios of Squishy's overactive imagination come to life. Someone-or something-wants Bowl-A-Rama's doors to close. Forever.

The Million Dollar Demise $15.68 Picking up where "The Million Dollar Deception "left off, Freddy Ford knocks on Nate Kenny's door, storms into the house, and shoots both Nate and his ex-wife Monica. But he doesn't stop there--Freddy manages to escape with little Nathaniel, Nate and Monica's adopted son. Though Nate is expected to survive the brutal attack, Monica is left in a coma. When Lewis Waters--Freddy's best friend and Layla's actual father--visits the hospital to see Monica, Nate bargains with him: if Lewis can get Freddy arrested, Nate will give him back his little girl. Meanwhile, Daphanie Coleman, the woman Nate had planned to marry before he sought revenge on Monica, rushes to Nate's side. By chance, she meets Lewis while visiting Monica's bedside, and the two devise a plan to both get what they want.

Billion Dollar Batman $33.02 Since his creation in 1939, Batman has become one of the most popular characters in fiction. From his humble roots in dime comic books, he grew to become a serial hero, a frequent guest star on the Superman radio show, and then the star of his own explosively successful TV series, spawning a nationwide epidemic of Batmania. After Batman became a movie star, his thrilling exploits were no longer kid stuff-he was now a multinational conglomerate's biggest corporate asset. Billion Dollar Batman reveals the stories behind the story of one of the most lucrative and profitable media creations in history. Includes profiles of the people who guided Batman from Bright Knight to Dark Knight and revealing behind-the-scenes information about Batman serials, TV shows and films. Illustrated with photos of the actors who have brought Batman to life for seven decades.

A Dollar the Hard Way $29.95 "A Dollar the Hard Way" is a series of stories about the life of a young man growing up and entering adulthood in Southern Illinois during the 1930s and '40s. The book is a gem. Whether he is digging for oil, or searching his soul, Kestner Wallace makes real his early life in the rural Midwest. Each story evokes a time and place gone by, with vividly drawn characters described by a man who is clearly a character in his own right. Whether from the viewpoint of a poor Southern Illinois farm boy, a World War II veteran, a fisherman, or an educator for 42 years starting with one-room schoolhouse days, his stories are notable for both their charming ability to show the lighter side of hard times, as well as their intimate details of historical interest. Wallace's stories have delighted "Springhouse Magazine" readers for over twenty years, For the first time, the full collection is available in one entertaining volume.

The Million Dollar Divorce $14.8 RM Johnson, the "Essence" bestselling author of "Dating Games" and "The Harris Family, " delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the lowdown schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriage. Successful business entrepreneur Nate Kenny is thrilled to marry the beautiful and intelligent Monica, chiefly because it means he can at last fulfill his lifelong dream of having a family. While he isn't happy about it, he agrees with Monica to wait three years before trying for pregnancy. Once those three years are up and the couple discovers that she is unable to bear children, any love he once felt for Monica is gone, and Nate wants out of the marriage. But he's worried about losing half of his sixty-million-dollar fortune in a divorce settlement. Desperate for an out, he searches for a way to exploit the infidelity clause in the couple's prenuptial agreement. Enter Lewis Waters. With his baby's mother addicted to drugs, Lewis is already seriously down on his luck when he accidentally smashes his car into Nate's Bentley. Without auto insurance or any way to pay for the repairs, Lewis is at the end of his financial rope. But the scheming Nate sees another way for the attractive young man to repay his debt: as sexual bait for Monica. And so Nate sets up Lewis with all of the accessories he believes Lewis will need to earn Monica's love, or at the very least, her lust: a big house, a fancy car, expensive clothes, and a full bank account. But as is often the case when it comes to matters of the heart, things don't unfold according to plan. When Monica falls hard for Lewis, Nate panics -- was protecting his fortune more important than trying to save his marriage? As he finds himself overwhelmed by second thoughts, Nate is willing to do anything to get Monica back. An inspired fusion of realism and romance, "The Million Dollar Divorce" is an unpredictable caper of lust, betrayal, and family ties.

The Fallacy of the Stabilized Dollar (1920) $16.05 This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone