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Where can you meet other numismatists & coin collectors?

Where can you meet other numismatists & coin collectors?

The best thing you can do as a beginning collector is hook up with someone who is already involved in numismatics as a dealer or collector. A good advisor can demonstrate to you the fine points of coin collecting and show you coins that you may not otherwise see. Many old-time collectors have plenty… Continue reading

Gold Coins A Classic Option for Budding Collectors

Gold Coins A Classic Option for Budding Collectors

Collecting coins is often called the King of Hobbies, perhaps because back in the 14th century, when the collection first came into fashion, only the wealthiest could afford this passion.

But time and changing economies have brought coin collecting to the masses. Today’s collections have expanded to include foreign coins, antique coins, those circulated only briefly… Continue reading

Standout Silver Coins for Serious Collectors

Standout Silver Coins for Serious Collectors

No one can say for sure, but most historians believe that silver was mined several centuries before gold.  Archeologists have found silver mines on the Aegean Sea that date back more than five thousand years.  It was one of the first precious metals mankind learned to separate from lead.

In the early days, silver was not used in… Continue reading

Coin Collecting Goes Online in Unique Coin Trading Forum for Coin Collectors

Coin Collecting Goes Online in Unique Coin Trading Forum for Coin Collectors

Toronto, ON May 18, 2007 - As the old saying goes, ‘a penny saved is a penny earned.’ Depending on the age, condition and rarity of that same penny - it could prove to be worth a lot more.

It is generally believed that coin collecting began in the fourteenth century. Today… Continue reading