Coin Collecting



   

What Types Of Coins Do Collectors Love?


Candle Making
2 candle making sites. Ebooks all about candle making: waxes, molds, scents... (more)
Wire Work Secrets For Jewelry Makers : Make That Wire Behave!
Pro Jewelry Making Tips, Techniques, And Secrets To Quickly End Frustration... (more)
How To Make Your Own Gourmet Scented Candles.
Amaze Yourself And Friends When You Start Making Your Own Gourmet Scented C... (more)
Do U skaDoogle?
Simplicity is not the best policy when it comes to coin collecting. Oftentimes it is the rareness, the history, or the mother country of the coins that collectors value most.

Here is a wide array of the variety of coins that "coinophiles" are obsessed with:

National Coins: Patriotism in Coins

Usually, national coin collectors are interested in collecting their own country's coins. It is common practice for collectors of national coins to get a representative coin from each date and mint marks for each coin series. Various national coin collectors combine a unique variation of series, date and mint marks.

Error Coins: It's OK to be Not-So-OK

One of the modern types of coin collecting is known as error coin collecting. Errors became possible when the production of coins was automated during the nineteenth century. Collectors of historic coins are fine with error coins because they like the uniqueness or error coins. Even modern day coin collector falls in love with error coins because they are assured that the modern processes promise that they are unique. The characteristics or coin errors include the following:

- dies that are doubled - mint marks that are repunched - over-dated - double strikes - coins that are “off” metal - coins that are displaced or off center - coins that are clipped - one coin with different nominations on two sides a.k.a. mules

World Coins: Hobby of Kings…. of the World

Collecting world coins is about gathering those modern coins from all the countries of the world. Geographically-challenged individuals will have a hard time participating in this kind of coin collecting. If you would like to be a collector of world coins, you must be prepared to spend a considerable amount of money if you would want to have an extensive collection - being a “jetsetter” might be required. World coin collectors often acquire representative coins from each country or from authorities that issue coins. There are also world coin collectors that collect by subject such as those coins that feature animals.

Historical Coins: The Value of the Past

Collectors of historic coins find value in mints that are from medieval or ancient times. The most popular of these historic coins include the following:

- Byzantine - Celtic - Greek - Indian - Israelite - Merovingian - Ostrogothic

There are other ancient coin specialties but it really depends on the preferences of the collectors. The popular way is to collect the coins that were minted during the reign of a certain emperor or king.







Articles compliments of skaDoogle

Browse Our Information Mall
Home & Garden
Animal Care & Pets
Crafts & Hobbies
Entertaining
Gardening & Horticulture
General
Homebuying
How-to & Home Improvements
Interior Design
Sewing
Weddings
Do U skaDoogle?!

Other Interesting Articles

How To Detect Counterfeit Coins

A special machine does the stamping of coins to make them genuine. People who counterfeit coins are well trained and have the capacity to manipulate their duplication - especially those rare coins which have high value among collectors. The most common procedure used in counterfeiting is that they pour a liquid metal into molds that will leave die marks with cracking on the counterfeit ... [Read more]

Starting A Coin Collection For Your Children

Starting a coin collection especially for your children can be fun and exciting. More than that, it can be profitable too. A lot of parents start a gallery of their coin collection for the sake of their children and the generation after. It is quite a thrill to fancy old coins and show your kids how the mode of currency looks like, way ... [Read more]

Free Coin Collecting Software

Coin collecting is one hobby that has been going on for ages. Some of the most popular collectors in the world were Louis XIV and the Sun King. To keep track of the coins in the collection or to monitor the value of rare coins in the market, it pays to have coin collecting soft... [Read more]

Essential Supplies In Coin Collecting

The condition of the coin means everything in coin collecting. In the world of coin collecting, the coins themselves are considered as gold, this is why there is a need to protect them from damage. Having the right supplies will allow a collector to preserve the integrity of his coin collection. The slightest hint of damage can diminish the value of a coin significa... [Read more]

Guide For Rare Coin Collectors

Coin collecting is one hobby that is both fun and challenging. To help those who are looking for those rare coins, here is a list of hard to find ones that are worth moving “heaven and earth”... [Read more]

 Watch Videos on "Collecting"

Coins - Google News


Coin World
1974 bronze-clad steel cent?
Coin World
By Erik Martin-Coin World Staff | May 20, 2012 9:59 am According to the US Mint, experimental 1974 bronze-clad steel cents that mistakenly escaped melting remain illegal for private ownership. Shown is an example examined by Coin World in 1994.


Missouri lawmakers debate US gold, silver coins use as legal tender
Mineweb
Missouri may be the second state, after Utah, to authorize the use of gold and silver coins or special "sound-money depositories" to pay debts to state government. As the Missouri General Assembly pushes toward adjournment, a bill that originally aimed ...


Bank of Israel marks Jerusalem Day with coin release
Jerusalem Post
By NADAV SHEMER The Bank of Israel released the third bullion coin in its Jerusalem of Gold series on Sunday to mark Jerusalem Day. The Bank of Israel released the third bullion coin in its Jerusalem of Gold series on Sunday to mark Jerusalem Day.
Knesset Menorah bullion coin issued to mark Jerusalem DayIsrael Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)

all 3 news articles »