| Your grandpa has saved a vintage rookie card of | | | | types of coins take fascination to collecting coins |
| a legendary baseball star. Your mother has | | | | by year, often observing the physical survival and |
| collected all of the Beatles records and your aunt | | | | changes a coin has evolved into. A clear example |
| has collected stamps from every country she's | | | | comes with the wheat penny, a type of coin |
| ever visited. Can you recall that ideal collectible | | | | made from 1909-1958. Before our current penny |
| you use to treasure as a child? Remember the | | | | that features the Lincoln Memorial, the wheat |
| Beanie Babies, the Cabbage Patch Kids, or the G.I. | | | | penny design is instead, distinguished with two |
| Joe figures? Those collectibles may today, stand | | | | ears of corn, surrounding 'ONE CENT' in big bold |
| as a childhood keepsake and something that you'll | | | | print. Phased out over time, the rare wheat |
| treasure for the rest of your life. | | | | pennies have not been made for almost 50 years. |
| Along with these childhood collectibles, comes a | | | | For that, the wheat penny stands as a valuable |
| timeless collectible that is treasured by all ages-the | | | | collectible to coin collectors. |
| coin. Whether the coins come from our homeland | | | | Commemorative Coins: Starting in 1999, five |
| or foreign countries, are old or are new, the | | | | American quarters per year have circulated, |
| varieties of coin collections seem to be as endless | | | | dedicated to one of the 50 states in the nation. |
| as the amount of coins that are being circulated. | | | | Coins that marked a significant period in time or |
| On a more realistic note, just consider how | | | | are dedicated to a specified state, these types |
| diverse a coin collector could specialize in. | | | | prove to be very popular among coin collectors. |
| Foreign coins: For the frequent traveler, collecting | | | | More recently, the American nickel surfaced with |
| foreign coins will be easy for this type of collector. | | | | a celebration designed to honor the 200th |
| For those who don't get the chance to travel | | | | anniversaries of the Louisiana Purchase. Also, in |
| much, foreign coins can still be obtained by visiting | | | | December 2005, the United States Mint |
| a coin auction or through networking with fellow | | | | introduced a new line of 24-karat gold coins. |
| coin collectors. For the foreign coin collector, one | | | | Known as the American Buffalo Gold Coin, this |
| obvious reason behind the intrigue of collecting | | | | collector's item is dedicated to the nation's rich |
| these types of coins will certainly not be for its | | | | Native American history. The design of this |
| monetary value. For instance, a coin from Canada | | | | commemorative gold coin is modeled much like |
| or England would not be valued in the U.S., and | | | | the American penny and quarters. Yet this gold |
| vice versa. It's true value lies in it's rarity in any | | | | coin depicts a Native American man's profile, and |
| other country other than it's own In addition to | | | | a bison featured on the coin's reverse side. |
| adding on to a collection of foreign coins, bringing | | | | Whether it is the famous American Buffalo coin |
| home a foreign coin also bring back a memory or | | | | you are searching for, a certain type of rare gold |
| two about that relaxing vacation you took out of | | | | coin you've always wanted, or simply that classic |
| the country. | | | | wheat penny from decades ago, coin collections |
| Coins by year: Have you ever come across a | | | | will always remain a favorite and popular type of |
| penny from 1969 and noticed how old and rather | | | | collection among the various things that people |
| dull it appears, in contrast to a brand new penny | | | | value. |
| that's shiny and smooth? Collectors of these | | | | |