| Your average numismatist may or may not | | | | normally their own |
| indulge in coin collecting. | | | | Year Collections is coin collecting of certain type |
| One could also say on the other side of the coin a | | | | of coin from a certain year or trying to collect a |
| person who spends their time collecting coins | | | | certain type of coin from all the years that coin |
| could or could not be a numismatist. The hobby of | | | | was minted. |
| coin collecting can be traced back to the | | | | Mintmark Collections apply to coin collecting of |
| fourteenth century and some have even said the | | | | coins produced by different mints that carry their |
| Roman emperors were known to have coin | | | | distinct mark on their coins. Some mintmarks are |
| collections but it really is not known if it was a | | | | rarer than others and this is what makes |
| genuine hobby or if they may just have been | | | | collecting different mintmarks exciting for |
| hoarding the coins! | | | | collectors. |
| The hoarding of coins goes back to the very | | | | Variety Collections are coin collecting of the same |
| beginning of coinage where people kept them for | | | | coin produced from different dies and these |
| the coin's value and coin collecting later developed | | | | collections are commoner among old coins that |
| and is known as the "Hobby of Kings" as well. | | | | could come from hand carved dies. |
| Because of the number of coins that have been | | | | Error Collections are collecting of coins with errors |
| minted throughout history are so vast no coin | | | | in them but since the 19th century when |
| collector could ever hope to collect a sample of | | | | production methods were refined, this has |
| every coin produced. Probably King Farouk of | | | | become rarer today. Even in this day and age |
| Egypt, with the vast resources he had access to | | | | errors such as over-dates, re-punched mint |
| may have had the largest and most spectacular | | | | marks, double strikes and off center coins do |
| general collection in the world during the mid | | | | happen. Coins that carry different denominations |
| twentieth century. | | | | on their two sides are known as mules. |
| Also because of the vast range of coins on this | | | | Coin collecting under certain Subjects and only of |
| planet two types of coin collecting have emerged | | | | a certain Period in history are also very popular |
| - the generalist who collects a bit of everything in | | | | themes as well as coins making up Composition |
| the way of coins and the completists, who wants | | | | Collections. These are collections of coins made |
| to have an example of everything within a certain | | | | from certain materials like gold, silver and platinum |
| range of coins. The only collector known thus far | | | | but not only limited the precious metals. |
| to have assembled the complete set of known | | | | Coin collecting may be taken up for investment |
| US coins is Louis Eliasberg. | | | | purposes too but again be warned in that certain |
| Coin collecting could be divided into the following | | | | coins could lose their value over time. As already |
| specialty areas or collections: | | | | stated you don't have to be a numismatist to |
| Country Collections are where coin collectors | | | | undertake coin collecting but it wouldn't hurt and |
| obtain examples from every country that issues | | | | you defiantly must be passionate about this form |
| coins but these could also be collectors who try | | | | of collecting. |
| collecting every coin from a certain country - | | | | |