Articles for tag: Canadian Coins, Coin Collection, Statehood Quarters

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Coin Collecting: Basics for Beginners

The fascinating hobby of coin collecting dates back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Today, millions of people have fun collecting all kinds of interesting coins. Starting up a coin collection can be very easy because you can begin building a coin collection with the coins you have in your pocket or piggy bank. There ...

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Coin Collecting: What is a Mint Set?

Having been a coin collector since 1992, I have amassed a collection containing many sorts of coins. As I can tell you from personal experience, one of the best ways to acquire modern uncirculated coins without any doubt of as to their condition is to get them in sealed packaging directly from the mint. United ...

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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Coin Collecting – What is a Proof Set?

I have been collecting coins enthusiastically since 1992 and discovered that one of the most exciting ways to collect coins is through the purchase of proof sets. What is a proof set? Proof sets are small collections of coins, packaged by the mint, which include specially produced versions of coins struck in a given year. ...