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1). Do I have to Buy the Best Quality Coins if I Want to Make Money? Do I have to Buy the Best Quality Coins if I Want to Make Money? 2). Do I have to Buy the Best Quality Coins to Make Money? Buy quality! Buy quality! Buy quality! That's all you hears these days when you are considering rare coins as an investment. First, are you really buying coins as an investment, or merely for the pleasure of owning a piece of history? That is sometimes the real dilemma for many collectors, or is it investors? Everybody wants to make sure that their... 3). How do I sell my Coin Collection? So, you feel it is time to sell your coin long-time collection, or you have inherited a collection and you know nothing about coins and you want to sell them. As with the sale of anything, you want to make sure you get a fair price. Sounds simple enough, right? In the area of numismatics, when it comes time to sell, offers for your collection can v... 4). How to Assemble a Liberty Head V Nickel Collection Liberty Nickels can make for a great collecting challenge. Learn how to get started 5). The History of the 1943 Steel Cent In 1943, the US Mint distributed a coin made of steel. Why did this happen? 6). The Lincoln Cent – Part 2 – Controversy On August 2nd, 1909 the new cent was released to the public. This was the first ever U.S. coin that would be released that would contain a real person on the picture. As such, there was much controversy as some people felt that putting a real person on a coin was too similar to the European monarchies. Others felt that a man of Lincoln's impo... 7). The Lincoln Cent – Part 3 – The Many Changes No real changes occurred in the cent from 1918 through 1942. In 1943, the cent would again see a dramatic change although not to its design, but rather due to shortages of copper caused by the war. At the time of World War II, the one-cent coin was composed of 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc. These metals were denied to the Mint for the durati... 8). The Lincoln Cent – Part I – The Beginning Incredibly, from 1909 through 2004, over 400 billion pennies have been minted. Yes, that is over four hundred billion, as in billion with a "B". That is roughly 1400 pennies per each US Citizen. If you have a jar, can, piggy bank, no doubt you have your share. More cents are produced than any other denomination. The lifespan of the Lincoln cent has... 9). The Lincoln Cent – Part IV – Upcoming Changes To review our last segment, the Lincoln Cent has undergone many changes. From the VDB initials controversy, composition changes and reverse changes nearly 50 years ago (from Wheat to Memorial). The versatile cent has seen its share of changes. So what does the future hold for the Lincoln cent? Legislation was recently passed authorized... 10). What do Those Interview Questions Really Mean? You have just been through a grueling interview. The questions were tough and some just seemed off-the-wall and some were rather innocent. What was the interviewer really looking for? What did s/he mean by those questions? Well, you can be certain that if you were interviewed by a seasoned interviewer, each and every question had a very distinct pu... 11). What is Behavioral Style Interviewing and Why do I Care? Over the years, interviewers have deployed all sorts of methods to “weed” out candidates in an effort to determine who is best qualified for a job. A lot has changed from the days when the interviewer could ask anything s/he wanted to. With changes in laws regarding discrimination, etc, new methods were developed to pass judgment on candidates. One...