| When you collect coins, you want to keep those | | | | coin collecting reference books where you can |
| coins in as mint condition as possible. Mint condition | | | | learn a lot about coins and coin collecting. |
| means that the coins don't have any marks or | | | | Types of Books |
| nicks and that they look just as shiny as they did | | | | There are coin collecting books for just US coins, |
| when they came off the mint. You won't keep | | | | there are coin collecting books for both US and |
| them in mint condition very long if you just keep | | | | international coins and then there are books for |
| them in a jar, or in a can beside or under your | | | | more historical coins, such as Roman Empire gold |
| bed. | | | | coins and such. There are in fact books for any |
| Some people like to keep them in tiny plastic | | | | type of coin you could ever think of. |
| sleeves but these are hard to keep track of; | | | | Don't worry if you only have one or two coins, |
| especially if you have a lot of them. Instead, why | | | | and not enough to fill an entire book, a book will |
| not keep your coins in a coin collecting book? A | | | | often give you the incentive you need to get |
| coin collecting book will keep your coins behind a | | | | more coins so that you can fill one or even |
| plastic sheathe and thus will protect your | | | | several books that will comprise your coin |
| collection. What's more, your coin collecting book | | | | collection. |
| will keep your coins together and the book is a | | | | Coin collecting is extremely fun and it's interesting |
| great way to show your collection off to anyone | | | | to see the differences in the various coins used |
| who is curious. | | | | as money throughout history. Even if you only |
| Getting Books | | | | have a couple of current coins circulating today, |
| Some banks sell books, especially when new coins | | | | put them in a coin collecting book and keep |
| are released. However, you can most likely get | | | | collecting. Soon, you'll have one or even several |
| coin collecting books from the Franklin mint where | | | | books filled up and that's how you get started. |
| the US coins are minted. There are also books | | | | Before you know it, you'll have a collection most |
| sold at coin collecting shows where people love to | | | | collectors would envy and they'll be perfectly |
| show off their coin collections, where people love | | | | preserved and beautifully displayed in your various |
| to trade and sell their coins and also love to sell | | | | books. |