| If you happen to be a coin collector, which | | | | the other coin sites and search for the coins to |
| category are you in? Let's find this answer... | | | | be purchased.e.You don't have a clear cut |
| There are numerous ways in which coins can be | | | | objectives for the coin collection. It just happens |
| collected and the specialties of collectors. Let's see | | | | to be your hobby.f. You have a tendency to |
| the ways in which the various types of coin | | | | gather knowledge about the coins and you soon |
| collectors are differentiated. | | | | graduate to the next level of serious coin collector |
| 1. The Commonest One: The Casual Coin Collector | | | | as you might get inspired by the group of serious |
| You are a coin collector if you do the following | | | | coin collectors. |
| things:a.You collect coins and age does not matter | | | | 3. The Extreme Collector: The Most Advanced |
| to you.b.You go on collecting the coins randomly | | | | Collectors |
| and you have fun doing so.c.You do not spend | | | | Following are the features of the advanced |
| much money for either the purchase of the coins | | | | collectors and they exhibit the following |
| or to preserve it.d.You will like to collect the coins | | | | properties:a. You are fanatical about the hobby of |
| that have gone obsolete, or they have been | | | | coin collection.b. You are either a generalist or the |
| modified and are frequently used by the | | | | completist. A generalist wants to obtain a variety |
| magicians. The other types of coin in your | | | | of coins no matter what type is of. On the other |
| collection would include those that are out of | | | | hand a completist is one who collects only a |
| circulation or those that are commemorative | | | | particular type of coins and builds the collection of |
| coins.e. some coins may be given to you as gift | | | | that type only.c. If you are completist and you |
| and therefore it becomes a more interesting thing | | | | are lacking resources then you will chose to have |
| for you. | | | | smaller number of coins of a particular type to |
| 2. The Next Level: The Curious Collector | | | | complete your set,d. The different types can be |
| You can call yourself a curious collector if you | | | | collection of coins belonging to a particular period |
| have the following characteristics:a.You are more | | | | or a particular nation. It can also be the set of |
| inclined to collect the coins rather then receive | | | | coins having errors. or collection of tokens. |
| them as gift from someone.b.You are also not | | | | It doesn't matter which category you belong to, |
| averse to buy the coins especially if that are not | | | | its your personal choice. But the most important |
| so expensive.c.A casual collector is interested in | | | | thing is the enjoyment and excitement it gives to |
| only browsing the coin shops,but the curious | | | | you. |
| collector is more interested than just browsing.d. | | | | So, have you found your category yet? |
| You also spend time on net at sites like eBay or | | | | |