| Coins can also be strikingly beautiful in
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| | The Philadelphia mint used no mint mark
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| their own right, with the top designers
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| | until 1980, when it started stamping
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| of a nation striving to have their motif
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| | coins with tiny P's. Yet somehow, a small
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| chosen for immortality on the face of a
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| | number of dimes minted in 1982 were a
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| coin.
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| | throwback to the time before the mint
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| The history of gold coins dates as far
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| | mark, and bear no letter P.
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| back as 2,700 years ago. The first gold
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| | You will need someone to buy the coins
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| coins in the world were issued in Lydia
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| | from, and it can be difficult to find a
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| around 640 B.C. certain internet websites
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| | reputable coin dealer. Someone who has
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| will provide you with a lot of
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| | been coin collecting for years can help
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| information about the history of gold
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| | you choose a knowledgeable and honest
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| coins.
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| | coin dealer. You'll need to learn about
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| The value of gold coins is usually higher
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| | the value of different coins. Coin
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| than the value of their weight in gold
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| | collecting for investment purposes can be
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| bullion, making them a better investment
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| | a tricky endeavor.
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| than the gold market alone.
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| | All too often, new coin collectors who
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| One of the most common mistakes that turn
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| | try to go it on their own without
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| normal coins into limited rare coins is a
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| | professional help end up being scammed
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| mistake in the printing. Although the
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| | out of hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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| aesthetics may change, price does not.
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| | To know more about U.S. coin collecting,
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| The value of your coins stays the same
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| | here are some of the basic facts that you
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| regardless of colour.
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| | must know:
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| To the collector, bragging about 'finds'
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| | 1. It was on 1787 that the primary
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| constitutes one of life's most enjoyable
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| | "federally" approved coin of the U.S. was
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| pastimes. Collecting coins is a hobby
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| | first made. It was in New Haven,
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| that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age.
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| | Connecticut where the "Fugio Cent," the
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| A lot of coin collectors started as
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| | name of the coin, was secretly
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| children, with the help of their parents
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| | manufactured.
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| or grandparents collecting pennies or
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| | 2. The U.S. Mint is responsible for
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| dimes. For some coin collecting can
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| | manufacturing the U.S. coins. The agency
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| become a lifetime hobby.
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| | uses bands of metal that are rolled into
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| Commemorative coins are a popular form of
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| | loops, with the right breadth and
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| collection, as are rare minted coins like
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| | measurements. Each kind of coin uses a
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| those which had an error in their
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| | particular kind of metal. For instance,
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| stamping. If a certain set of coins
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| | metal strips that are made of zinc are
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| doesn't interest you, it won't be any fun
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| | used to manufacture pennies, while
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| at all to become a collector.
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| | nickels are made of a 25% "nickel metal
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| Coin dealers will also be more likely to
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| | alloy" and 75% copper.
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| recognize a counterfeit coin, have a
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| | For this reason, U.S. coin collecting is
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| higher chance of hearing about the sale
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| | further subdivided into categories such
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| of the specific rare coins that interest
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| | as the U.S cent, U.S. nickel, U.S. dime,
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| you, and will recognize an asking price
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| | etc.
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| that is over- or undervalued. As an
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| | People who would like to start collecting
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| investor, these are all critically
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| | U.S. coins, should learn the intricacies
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| important points for your success.
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| | or the hobby and find ways to acquire
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| The Verity of US Coin Collecting
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| | their first coins.
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| Some people are born to love money;
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| | The hobby of U.S. coin collecting is not
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| whether they spend it or just collect it,
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| | just a wonderful hobby but also a great
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| they are simply born to love the way
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| | way to preserve the nation's culture and
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| money provides them the kind of
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| | history.
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| gratification that they need.
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| | A numismatist holds an ancient coin that
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| For example those people who are coin
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| | has passed through dozens or hundreds of
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| collectors simply love the sight of coins
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| | hands throughout the millennia. In
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| and many wish to display their
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| | medieval times, the collection of ancient
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| collections as art.
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| | coins was already popular, but it was
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| In the United States, coin collecting
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| | known as a hobby for kings. An avid coin
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| started as early as 1652. During this
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| | collector will be able to tell you
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| period, business people and individuals
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| | virtually every piece of history that
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| alike, were known to engrave and
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| | surrounds any coin in their collection
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| distribute their personal coins. Some
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| | both because they tend to specialize and
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| people are so interested in coin
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| | because knowledge is one of the most
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| collecting that they are more willing to
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| | important factors when it comes to
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| combine various forms and categories. The
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| | starting and maintaining a collection of
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| reason for this fascination for these
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| | any value or worth.
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| coins is the very nature of U.S. coins.
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| | Good quality coins purchased at
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| The U.S. Mint carefully crafts U.S coins
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| | reasonable prices will appreciate, but
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| and over the past 30 years it has minted
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| | probably no better or worse than other
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| nearly 300 billion coins.
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| | investments.
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| When the Articles of Confederation gave
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| | Before purchasing coins, one must do much
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| consent for the different states to
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| | research about that coin. He must assess
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| create or manufacture their own coins,
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| | its current market value and make sure
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| the U.S. coin collections grew at an
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| | that the coin is genuine. Scarcity should
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| unparalleled rate. That is why in the
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| | not be confused with overall mintage.
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| middle of 1780's, states like
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| | During the silver booms, many, many
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| Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New
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| | silver coins were melted for there
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| York, and Massachusetts started creating
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| | bullion content.
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| various coins unique to their states.
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| | American coins have undergone several
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| This prompted the start of "rare coin
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| | changes in material. For example, during
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| collection."
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| | World War II, pennies were made out of
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| By examining a coin, one comes to know
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| | steel, because copper was needed for the
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| the geography, philosophy, sociology,
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| | war effort.
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| artistry and other aspects of the culture
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| | Remember that most gold coins are worth
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| they existed in.
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| | more than their legal tender amount.
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| Three basic rules here: buy what you
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| | Although they re not available for
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| like, buy what you can afford, and buy at
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| | purchase directly from the U.S. Mint,
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| a reasonable price. Follow this advice
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| | American Eagle can be commonly found for
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| and you'll enjoy your coins more, you
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| | sale in coin shops, on the internet, by
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| won't pay too much for them and you won't
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| | gold dealers, and at coin shows. As
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| go bankrupt.
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| | money, gold coins have been a convenient
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| The Augustus Saint-Gauden Double Eagle is
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| | way for people to do their transactions.
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| widely considered to be one of the most
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| | You can get a silver locating device or a
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| beautiful coins America has ever
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| | magnetic pole for finding loose coins in
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| produced.
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| | ditches, under cars, or in other
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| For most gold coin collectors, there are
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| | hard-to-reach places. Or simply rely on
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| the highly coveted rare gold coins and a
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| | your eyes to identify those gleaming
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| lot of gold coin collectors are
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| | metal circlets of potential wealth.
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| interested in these rare gold coins that
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| | Today, there has been an explosion in
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| they will offer high bids just to be able
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| | American interest in coin collecting, in
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| to get their hands on these.
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| | large part due to the ease and
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| At the beginning, coin collecting had a
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| | availability of obtaining interesting
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| very practical reason - there were no
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| | coins.
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| banks in which to store money.
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