Articles for tag: Coin Collectors, Initials, United States Mint

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A Guide to the 1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Cent

Ask coin collectors which coin they would love to add to their collection, and you would likely receive a number of different answers. However, there is one coin that would most certainly appear on the wish lists of coin collectors who love rarities, American coin series, and Lincoln cents: the 1909 S V.D.B. Lincoln cent. ...

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General Overview of Coin Collecting

Millions of people have hobbies. Hobbies allow them to relax from the daily grind. One of these hobbies is coin collecting. Coin collecting is enjoyed by millions of people. For as many people as enjoy coin collecting, there are also many people who are not familiar with coin collecting. In the hobby of coin collecting ...

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How to Find Wheat Pennies in Circulation

Here is some information on how to find wheat pennies in circulation. The wheat penny or the wheat cent was an American coin that was produced from 1909 to 1958. The wheat penny had a very long run of production and many are still circulating. But as time has passed the wheat pennies appear to ...

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The Most Wanted Coins by Collectors

There are quite a few coins that are wanted by collectors but these coins will never touch their hands. There are several reasons for this. The coin is extremely rare because of a mistake in the mint or the mintage was extremely low in number. Another reason that these coins will never touch a collector’s ...

Ten Great Gifts for Numismatists (Coin Collectors)

What are some good gifts for a coin collector, also called a numismatist? Reportedly, some very famous people have been into coin collecting: Tony Blair, Buddy Ebsen, John Quincy Adams, Nicole Kidman, Jonathan Rhys-Davies, and “Coin King” Louis Eliasberg; but many numismatists keep their coin collecting to themselves, a secret passion for private enjoyment. But ...

Coin Storage 101

After years of collecting coins, I can tell most every budding coin collector this: not all coin holders are created equal. Indeed, when deciding how to store and organize your coins-one of the most important decisions you can make as a coin collector-depends not solely upon aesthetic or economical issues. In fact, as a coin ...

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10 Interesting Facts About Coin Collecting

The hobby of coin collecting draws in millions of people worldwide and is a pastime that is enjoyed by the young and old alike. While many enjoy the hobby and its usual objectives (to gather, study, and enjoy coins for their historical, political, social, artistic and, often, their investment value), there are those who do ...