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3 Recommended Coins For Every Coin Collector’s CabinetBelow is a list of some of the coins that we recommend to collectors wishing to add some numismatic gravitas to their coin collection. These coins are visually appealing, often absolute or conditional rarities and, as such, casual collectors to advanced numismatists covet these coins. They are issues that have an easily identifiable historical price trajectory. While the coin market is speculative and past history is no guarantee of the futur …

Coin Collecting 101: Coin Collecting Themes & Coin Collector TypesCoin collecting is long term hobby that sometimes starts out as fun project and then slowly turns into a serious yet rewarding investment. It is considered one of the oldest hobbies and was practiced by kings; thus is often referred to as ‘King of Hobbies.’ There are many different types of numismatists out there with different preferences, goals and budgets. Some prefer collecting coins from a particular country while others pref …

Guess The US President On The Coin – Jeopardy! Style As a coin collector, you are probably passionate about the coins you collect. You may also be trying to learn all the facts about them. You might actually know a lot of details about some of the rare and valuable coins you have in your collection. But do you think you know enough about the coins that you use in everyday life such as the penny, dime or nickel? As a coin dealer, we wanted to make sure that you not only learn about rare coins fr …