| Coin collecting is a fun hobby that anyone who | | | | Coins that were only issued or circulated for short |
| has the time can do. A coin's history and its | | | | period of time also make good collectibles. |
| development can be learned by collecting them. | | | | A coin collection is at its best if it is focused on a |
| At one point in time, between 1838 and 1933, the | | | | certain coin. A collector can choose from pennies, |
| United States issued gold coins for circulation. The | | | | nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. |
| Liberty Head bust was used as the design until | | | | Another way of collecting is disregarding the |
| 1907. The design was then changed to the | | | | types of coins but concentrating on a certain time |
| Indian Head and Saint Gaudens motifs until 1933 | | | | period. Coins have different mint marks and |
| when the "Great Depression" started. This | | | | collecting those that were struck in the same |
| prompted the recall of the coins which makes it | | | | location can also be interesting. The important |
| very rare to find any of them today. | | | | thing for hobbyists is to stick to the collection until |
| The most valuable coin in the world is the 1933 | | | | it has been completed. |
| Double Eagle. This was a $20 gold coin that was | | | | For a good start subscribe to a coin publication |
| made in the 1800's after the California gold rush. | | | | such as Coin World or Coinage Magazine for |
| This coin was not allowed to be used in the 1930's | | | | information on the types of coins that you might |
| and when this coin was auctioned in 2002, it sold | | | | want to collect. The internet or a local coin shop |
| for nearly eight million dollars. | | | | can also help expand the search for those coins |
| Since gold coins are hard to find, most collectors | | | | that can't be found in your locale or out of |
| select other coins. | | | | state. |
| One type of collection you might consider is the | | | | Building a coin collection will take a long time - |
| one made up of coins that are flawed when the | | | | months or even years. The United States has |
| coin was minted. If you can find a coin with a | | | | produced so many coins that it is hard to keep |
| misspelled word, a wrong date, off-center | | | | track of them. By deciding on the coin(s) you |
| characteristics, or double-punched marks, these | | | | want to collect, the challenge to complete that |
| coins are valuable. Such mistakes can increase a | | | | collection begins. |
| coin's value from $50 to a $1000. | | | | |