| Collecting coins is an engaging and fascinating | | | | were circulated due to public protests, these rare |
| hobby and to serious collectors, it is often a | | | | quarters can certainly be a treasure of rewards |
| lifetime passion. Not only do coins have monetary | | | | to any hobbyist. |
| value, but they also have intrinsic historical and | | | | Hobbyists also find that networking with |
| aesthetic values. Many collectors are hobbyists | | | | like-minded souls a very rewarding experience. As |
| who accumulate their special series of coins purely | | | | coins bring people together through websites, |
| based on interests, and many are also investors | | | | magazines and coin clubs, hobbyists find |
| who amass their coin collections as an investment | | | | themselves among a close-knit community that |
| to be traded based on the supply and demand | | | | share similar passion and knowledge. |
| market principle. | | | | Rewards for the Investor |
| Regardless of one's motivation, collectors often | | | | Without a doubt, the primary reward for the |
| share a deep passion, appreciation and knowledge | | | | investor is getting a good return investment for |
| about their collections and some would invest a | | | | one's prized collection. The main question is being |
| significant amount in their finds. | | | | able to identify which coin to invest in and |
| There are numerous theme collections available to | | | | understanding the market value of certain coins |
| the collector, be it by country, year, mint mark, | | | | or coin sets. It often takes a long time to |
| subject, period, copy and volume. For example, | | | | complete a coin set collection depending on the |
| one may be a specialized collector for Roman | | | | rarity of the set and its availability. Good |
| coins minted during the reign of the Emperor Julius | | | | networking and constant updated research are |
| Caesar. A collector's interest is boundless and | | | | keys to a collector's find. |
| often one's quest can reap a pocketful of | | | | A remarkable story was listed in a coin website |
| rewards. | | | | shared by a collector, Lelan Rogers, who spent |
| Rewards for the Hobbyist | | | | months tracking down two rare coins to complete |
| Certainly the greatest reward for the hobbyist lies | | | | his United States Type Set, a 1796 and a 1797 |
| in the process of gathering information about a | | | | half dollars, which he finally purchased and kept in |
| certain coin - reading about its story, its price and | | | | his collection for 27 years. The two coins were |
| value and its design. One well-quoted example is | | | | later auctioned off for over $800,000, more than |
| the interesting story behind the bare-breasted | | | | 30 times their purchase value. |
| Standing Liberty Quarter produced in 1916 when | | | | Some rewards are monetary, but the most |
| America was at war. Although the design was | | | | valuable reward is the victory of finally possessing |
| halted and 're-modified' right after the quarters | | | | that one last coin to complete a collection set. |