Design Types of US Coins and Coin Collecting

Coin collecting is a fun hobby that anyone who has the time can do. A coins history and its development can be learned by collecting them.

At one point in time, between 1838 and 1933, the United States issued gold coins for circulation. The Liberty Head bust was used as the design until 1907. The design was then changed to the Indian Head and Saint Gaudens Continue

Published on 13 Sep 2009 in Pennies, by admin

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What Coins Should I Collect?

What Coins Should I Collect?

By Robert L Taylor, JD

You should collect what you like and enjoy. This is Your Dream. Design it any way you want.
Never-the-less, . . . decide on Foreign coins or US Coins; and Proof or Mint State. If US, then decide upon a Denomination: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar or other. Continue

Published on 11 Sep 2009 in Nickels, by admin

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Coin Collecting Was Easier When I Was Younger

It’s unfortunate that today’s beginning coin collectors missed out on the experiences I had when I first began collecting coins. It was around 1970 and you could still find silver coins in change every now and then even though it had been six years since the US Mint started minting clad coins. Continue

Published on 10 Sep 2009 in Dimes, by admin

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Silver Dollar Values – a Real Investment

There are many coins that are desired by collectors some collect American coins, other roman coins some are even collecting Silver Dollars only. There is not a huge amount of silver dollars to collect but the ones you should look into are the ones where the silver coin values will increase through time. Continue

Published on 09 Sep 2009 in Dollars, by admin

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