| Coin collection is a great hobby and anyone from | | | | you ever get your hands on coins that are |
| any walk of life and from any age group could | | | | misprinted, have wrong spelling or out of place |
| get started on this provided he or she has the | | | | designs, remember you may be quite lucky to |
| time to put in, and sometimes a little money as | | | | have it in your possession. They can sell for up to |
| well. | | | | ten thousand dollars at the auctions. |
| Gold | | | | Apart from these two categories, coins that |
| Sometime between the years 1838 and 1933 the | | | | were limited edition are a favorite among |
| government of the United States of America | | | | collectors. Remember a collection will be most |
| issues coins made of gold for general circulation. | | | | appealing when you concentrate on one particular |
| Until the year 1907 the Liberty head was used as | | | | category alone, rather than be a jack of all, so to |
| a design imprint. Later the design was redone to | | | | speak. Some collectors collect only pennies and |
| the popular Indian head bust and St. Gaudens | | | | others collect only nickels and dimes?Another idea |
| motif, and they were around till 1933. After this | | | | is to disregard the currency and to concentrate |
| the infamous great depression had begun and | | | | on a selected time period. For example, you may |
| costs had to be cut down in all aspects of | | | | collect coins that were minted in the great |
| American life. So these gold coins were recalled to | | | | depression period. What you need to keep in mind |
| the mint, which is why they have now become | | | | though, is to stick to collecting the chosen |
| rare, and a collectors' favorite as all rare things | | | | category until it is completed. If you've chosen |
| are. The most sought after coin in this category is | | | | the 1930's pennies, stick to it until you have one |
| the famous double eagle. This is a 20$ coin that | | | | for every year, and that is a simple category we |
| was released in 1800s right after the famous | | | | have mentioned. As you get more experienced at |
| Californian gold rush. After the 1930s it was not | | | | the hobby you will automatically make more |
| allowed to be circulated, and when it was | | | | challenging goals for yourself. |
| auctioned in 2002, it raked in eight million dollars. | | | | It can be quite frustrating for the impatient |
| But gold coins are not easy to find, and that is | | | | collectors just starting off on the hobby, as it can |
| why only a few collect them. | | | | take months and even years to complete a |
| Flaws | | | | particular series. But that is a joy to others. The |
| Flaw coins or ones that were misprinted at the | | | | sense of accomplishment on completing the series |
| mint are also a collectors' favorite category. If | | | | is well worth the long wait. |