| How would you place yourself as a coin collector? | | | | -you spend a lot of time on this hobby of Kings |
| There are a few divisions in this department - | | | | -you are the kind of collector who wishes to get |
| And here's how you could put yourself in one of | | | | variety, you are constantly on the lookout for |
| these categories - | | | | new sources way you could get coins from, and |
| 1. The most common or casual collectors | | | | you desire to complete a certain series at least |
| You know that you belong to this category when- | | | | - you would rather complete one of these have a |
| - you had coins to your collection regardless of | | | | number of incomplete series |
| age | | | | - if you are short of resources, you choose what |
| - you collected at random without a real plan | | | | is available to you and complete that series |
| - You do not spend too much money on taking | | | | It is not really important to find a category to put |
| care of the coins or purchasing them | | | | yourself into if you are coin connector, or any |
| - You may add coins that are obsolete, with | | | | other kind of collector for that matter. However |
| errors, some that are not in circulation | | | | people do like calling themselves professionals, |
| 2. A curious or second-level collector | | | | amateurs as or beginners for the sake of the |
| You may put yourself into this category if- | | | | ego. Usually a professional in any field is a person |
| - you collect coins because you love the hobby | | | | that makes money out of what they do. An |
| and not for the reasons such as somebody | | | | amateur may be on par with a professional as far |
| handing you a gift of the coin collection kit | | | | as talent or interest goes, but they do not make |
| - You do spend some money on buying new | | | | a living out of this pastime. If you wish to get |
| coins to add to your collection | | | | more information on the different categories of |
| - You often visit coin shops to check out what | | | | coin collectors you could use search engines such |
| new commons they have to offer | | | | as yahoo or google to get to read more about |
| - You do spend some time on the internet looking | | | | the topic. No doubt this article would have helped |
| for coins on web sites such as eBay | | | | you at least to get a rough idea of the category |
| - You do not have a clear cut objective about | | | | that you currently belong to. More often than not, |
| your collection | | | | people start off as beginners and then work their |
| - You love to increase in knowledge of collecting | | | | way up the ladder to the second and the third |
| coins and are considering getting into it on the | | | | levels. However, some people do get right to the |
| move see as note or level | | | | professional level, say for example of person who |
| 3. The most serious professional collector | | | | wishes to get into it for the sake of making |
| You can place yourself into this category if- | | | | money by opening a coin dealership. |