Mints often come up with coins, medals and tokens that go on to become collector items. Commemorative coins are very common, like coins for the Olympics or some other historically significant event like the landing on the moon by Apollo. A collectible coin has to be examined by the dealer before it can be assigned a price tag. The first examination will place the coin in the category of either denomination or type.
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If you are a coin collector, you should be happy to know that coin collecting is easier today than ever. Before the advent of the internet, for example, coin collectors had to travel far and wide to meet with other collectors. They had to go to coin collecting shows and, depending on how serious of a collector you were, coin collecting was a members exclusive club. Today, coin collecting has become much easier and more widespread thanks to internet auction sites such as Ebay…
Antique Coins Collecting for Fun & Profit
Collecting Antique coins is a great hobby that can be both pleasurable and profitable. Whether you are a novice or experienced coin collector this short article will give you a few pointers on the best way to make the best of this great hobby.
Coin Collection The Art Of Numismatics
The first known coin collector was Petrarch, who lived way back in the 15th century. A century later, Hubert Goltz visited a number of coin collectors throughout Europe and estimated that were approximately 960 collections in total. Numismatics gradually became a favorite hobby of royalty. Francis I of Austria wrote about his collection of gold coins in 1756. The British Museum established one of the first coin catalogues. From this have emerged more than 100 publications dev…
Location Feature – Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, Spain
The beautiful whitewashed town of Alhaurin el Grande is located at the foot of the Sierra de Mijas mountain range in the Malaga region of Spain.
It offers wonderful views and authentic Spanish living at very affordable prices.