| Simplicity is not the best policy when it | | | | - one coin with different nominations on two |
| comes to coin collecting. Oftentimes it is | | | | sides a.k.a. mules |
| the rareness, the history, or the mother | | | | |
| country of the coins that collectors value | | | | World Coins: Hobby of Kings…. of the |
| most. | | | | World |
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| Here is a wide array of the variety of coins | | | | Collecting world coins is about gathering |
| that "coinophiles" are obsessed with: | | | | those modern coins from all the countries of |
| | | | the world. Geographically-challenged |
| National Coins: Patriotism in Coins | | | | individuals will have a hard time |
| | | | participating in this kind of coin |
| Usually, national coin collectors are | | | | collecting. If you would like to be a |
| interested in collecting their own country's | | | | collector of world coins, you must be |
| coins. It is common practice for collectors | | | | prepared to spend a considerable amount of |
| of national coins to get a representative | | | | money if you would want to have an extensive |
| coin from each date and mint marks for each | | | | collection - being a "jetsetter" might be |
| coin series. Various national coin collectors | | | | required. World coin collectors often acquire |
| combine a unique variation of series, date | | | | representative coins from each country or |
| and mint marks. | | | | from authorities that issue coins. There are |
| | | | also world coin collectors that collect by |
| Error Coins: It's OK to be Not-So-OK | | | | subject such as those coins that feature |
| | | | animals. |
| One of the modern types of coin collecting is | | | | |
| known as error coin collecting. Errors became | | | | Historical Coins: The Value of the Past |
| possible when the production of coins was | | | | |
| automated during the nineteenth century. | | | | Collectors of historic coins find value in |
| Collectors of historic coins are fine with | | | | mints that are from medieval or ancient |
| error coins because they like the uniqueness | | | | times. The most popular of these historic |
| or error coins. Even modern day coin | | | | coins include the following: |
| collector falls in love with error coins | | | | |
| because they are assured that the modern | | | | - Byzantine |
| processes promise that they are unique. The | | | | |
| characteristics or coin errors include the | | | | - Celtic |
| following: | | | | |
| | | | - Greek |
| - dies that are doubled | | | | |
| | | | - Indian |
| - mint marks that are repunched | | | | |
| | | | - Israelite |
| - over-dated | | | | |
| | | | - Merovingian |
| - double strikes | | | | |
| | | | - Ostrogothic |
| - coins that are "off" metal | | | | |
| | | | There are other ancient coin specialties but |
| - coins that are displaced or off center | | | | it really depends on the preferences of the |
| | | | collectors. The popular way is to collect the |
| - coins that are clipped | | | | coins that were minted during the reign of a |
| | | | certain emperor or king. |