| Coin collecting is said to be the "Hobby of | | | | |
| the Kings." Coin collecting is different from | | | | An advanced coin collector will collect coins |
| money hoarding. Collecting coins as an art | | | | with a specific target in mind. He may want |
| form can be traced back to the 14th century. | | | | to collect coins from a certain nation, or a |
| Today, people all over the world are | | | | certain time period. |
| collecting coins. Some collect it for their | | | | |
| value, some just like the sheer fun that they | | | | There are many tracks which coin collectors |
| get from getting their hands on different | | | | pursue when engaging in their hobby. Here are |
| coins. | | | | some of the ways one can use in collecting |
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| If one is interested in making coin | | | | |
| collecting a hobby, he can very well do so. | | | | Coin collection according to nation |
| It is a hobby which does not require a | | | | |
| certain skill and it can be done by almost | | | | Many coin collectors would want to collect |
| everyone. | | | | coins from a certain nation during a certain |
| | | | period of time. This kind of coin collection |
| There are many different kinds of coin | | | | lets the collector travel the globe through |
| collectors. There are those who do it for | | | | the coins. People may want to collect coins |
| fun, and others do in a more serious manner. | | | | from countries they had visited. |
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| Informal coin collecting | | | | Historical coin collection |
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| Most coin collectors, especially the | | | | Another way of collecting coins is by taking |
| children, start out as informal coin | | | | in mind history. Many coin collectors engage |
| collectors. They are laid-back collectors | | | | in collecting coins during a certain period |
| which do not have a specific goal in | | | | in history like wars or declarations of |
| collecting coins. They might collect coins | | | | independence. |
| from different countries or from different | | | | |
| time periods without any intention of being | | | | Error coins |
| serious about it. | | | | |
| | | | There are people who find collecting coins |
| Inquisitive coin collecting | | | | with errors exciting because these kinds of |
| | | | coins are rare nowadays. |
| Once the informal coin collector starts | | | | |
| noticing the details of the coins, he becomes | | | | There are many ways to collect coins and each |
| an inquisitive coin collector. This kind of | | | | way is as fun as the other. One must feel the |
| coin collector won't bother much into | | | | hobby first before he decides whether to |
| spending money to get coins. He merely wants | | | | stick with it or not. Coin collecting can |
| to appreciate the coins. Soon, he will start | | | | require certain amounts of money and the |
| to put them in containers or albums. | | | | collector must be wise in engaging in such a |
| | | | hobby. |
| Advanced coin collecting | | | | |