| Collecting Coins is a hobby that requires gathering | | | | might offer a small reward for saving these for |
| coins for specific reasons. Collecting coins can be | | | | you. Ones to watch out for are silver dimes, |
| fun, educational, and informative. You can use this | | | | quarters, and half-dollars. You can tell if they are |
| hobby as a tool to help children learn about | | | | silver by looking at the edge of the coin. There will |
| history. It is both a fun and fascinating pastime. | | | | be no copper color showing on the edge. Indian |
| Starting your own collection should be based on | | | | head nickels are also popular. |
| either personal interests or a desire to create an | | | | Some coins are valuable because of a mistake |
| investment. You can start a collection from coins | | | | that was not caught at the mint before the coins |
| currently in circulation. The state quarters are | | | | made it into circulation. They were sometimes |
| quite popular among beginners and serious | | | | double struck by the die cast. Others may have a |
| collectors alike. You can go to your local bank and | | | | double image or an image that was not supposed |
| request quarters that have not been in circulation | | | | to be on the coin. Some of these are more |
| yet. | | | | valuable than others. Collecting is sometimes about |
| Coin Collecting is a good hobby and you will have | | | | finding coins with flaws created by the U.S. Mint. |
| fun searching for old coins. There are many | | | | Collecting is about finding out all you can about the |
| sources of information. You can check out a | | | | coins you want to collect. The more valuable coins |
| website that deals with coins or there are | | | | contain gold or silver equal to their face value at |
| magazines you can subscribe to. You may be able | | | | the time of their circulation. The more demand |
| to find books about old coins at your local library. | | | | there is for a particular coin the greater its value. |
| Learn about discontinued coins from books and | | | | Some collectors will stay with one type of coin |
| other sources. | | | | until they have completed the set of all available |
| Many people collect wheat pennies. You can | | | | coins. Others will have several lines of coins going |
| sometimes still find these in circulation if you know | | | | at the same time. You can find books that store |
| where to look. Store cashiers will sometimes look | | | | the coins and have the dates printed below each |
| through their pennies if they are not busy. If you | | | | coin slot. These books are very handy for people |
| know someone who works as a cashier you | | | | who are just starting out with their coin collecting. |