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How to Start a Coin Collection

Coin Collecting is affectionately known as the ‘Hobby of Kings’ in reference to the fact that in ancient times only Kings could afford to collect coins as lay people spent every penny they had to survive.

Coin collecting or numismatics is an extremely popular hobby which is now affordable to everybody. You can delve into the wonderful world of coin collecting as you read… Continue reading

Start Your Own Coin Collection

Article by Robert Thatcher

Coin collections can be prized possessions that can be handed down from generation to generation. There are even coin collections today that can fetch a prize up to hundreds and thousands of dollars. Coin collecting, more importantly, can be a very engaging hobby to follow. Anyone can enjoy collecting things as a hobby. So why not collect something that can… Continue reading

How and Where People Start Collecting Coins

Article by Art Jones

Coin collectors can be divided into two basic types, people who collect coins for their aesthetic beauty and those who collect them for their intrinsic value. The distinction is not a definitive one; many people belong in both categories.

Coin collecting is a hobby that most people do not plan on starting. The average collector started as a child when an unusual coin was received… Continue reading

How to start a coin collection

Article by Iain Carthew

Before you start your coin collection,Ask yourself if you want to collect coins for profit or pleasure, if profit you must do what any investor does:

1/ Research the item you think will rise in price & find out the availability and value.

2/ Ask yourself can I afford to buy the coin & hang onto it for a reasonable amount of… Continue reading

Start Collecting Ancient Gold Coins

Article by Fred Peters

If you are thinking about getting started in collecting ancient gold coins, you are in for an awesome journey. Coin collecting is a wonderful hobby for anyone who enjoys art and history. Every coin that is stamped is a piece of artwork. And, each coin tells us a story of our past.

This is especially true for ancient coins… Continue reading

Start Your Child On A Coin Collecting Hob

Article by Bradlley Mckoy

Wondering what to give your child on his next birthday? Give him a gatefold spread that can accommodate up to 50 coins. He may not appreciate the coins, but telling him stories about the coin and how it was made can spark his interest. For each birthday give him the coins minted that year. His collection will grow and so… Continue reading

Great Family Hobbies – Start a Coin Collection With Your Children

Article by Taylor Martinerin

A lot of families are looking for ways to spend more time together. A great way to do this is to find a common interest, an interest that can grow with the children in the family. Coin collections offer a common interest to families, and that interest can grow as the child grows.

A Young Child’s Idea of a Collecting Coins

Once… Continue reading

Start Your Coin Collection With These 4 Tips

Article by Hazel Blackthorne

Coin collecting can be a very interesting and rewarding hobby. It is interesting because you will learn the history about coins and its rewarding in the sense that rare pieces can be quite valuable. If you are interested in collecting coins as a hobby then the following tips will help you choose the coins to start your collection:

Tip 1: The… Continue reading

How a Small Investor Can Buy Gold And Start Their Own Portfolio – Part I of 2 Articles

Almost since the beginning of time, gold has been the currency of choice in world economic systems. Envied, fought over, sought after and yes, even killed over by countless of thousands over the centuries.  It even was subject of a famous movie entitled, “Goldfinger”. Today, once again, gold and going back to the gold standard is rearing it’s head on… Continue reading

Hob what’s in it to start?

Article by Alonda Pennas

HOBBY stemmed from the time when folks would ride a wooden horse as an actual pastime. Subsequently, the expression “to ride one’s hobby – horse” became known. It signifies, “to comply with a preferred pastime”. In the modern instances it is popularly named HOBBY.

There are different forms of hobby, collecting is a single. The value of collecting entails acquiring or… Continue reading