Choice Collections College
Plain-English courses for collectors of coins, cards, comics and autographs, from your first piece to planning for your family.
Good collecting is mostly good habits: knowing what you have, keeping it safe, writing things down, and asking the right people the right questions. Choice Collections College teaches those habits in short, practical lessons you can finish over a cup of coffee.
Joining the College is the same as creating your Collector Portal account. There is no cost to join. Every lesson ends with a "Try it in your portal" step, so what you learn turns into a better record of your own collection.
Courses
| # | Course | What you'll learn |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Collecting with a Goal | Picking a theme, setting a comfortable budget, set vs. type collecting, and knowing when you're done |
| 102 | Grading Decoded | How grading scales and labels work, raw vs. graded, and how to verify a cert yourself |
| 103 | Coins 101 | Mints and mint marks, proof vs. business strike, bullion-priced vs. collector-priced coins |
| 104 | Comics 101 | Comic ages, keys and variants, grading, and storage |
| 105 | Cards 101 | Rookies, parallels, numbered cards, grading companies, centering and surfaces |
| 106 | Autographs 101 | In-person vs. certified signatures, authenticators, and red flags |
| 107 | Care, Storage & Records | Handling, holders, humidity, photos, insurance basics, privacy and storm prep |
| 108 | Buying, Selling & Estates | Reading sold results, consigning vs. selling, planning for illness and for heirs |
| 109 | How Selling Really Works | How dealers price, the costs of selling, record-keeping and tax-basics vocabulary |
Start here: lessons collectors wish they'd read sooner
- The $200 surprise: read your homeowners special limits
- Your bank box: 5 myths
- Hurricane-season checklist for Florida collectors
- 10 questions to ask your insurance agent
- Don't clean it
- Collect quietly
- If I get sick: who can act, and what do they need?
- The heir letter: a template for your family
A note on what the College is (and isn't)
Our lessons are educational. They are not insurance, tax, legal or investment advice, and we don't sell insurance. When a lesson touches on those areas, it will point you to the right professional: your own insurance agent, CPA or tax preparer, or attorney.
Ready to start? Create your Collector Portal account or email us at info@choicecustomcollections.com.
Last reviewed 2026-10-28 · Draft