Collecting Specialty Stamps: Here's What You Need To Know Stamp collecting generally, and collecting specialty stamps in particular, have grown to be very popular in the last 50 years. While some people seek out these kinds of rare and costly stamps for the sheer love of it, other people are doing this to produce a profit. When done properly, collecting specialty stamps can be quite a lucrative project. This short article examines the...more
A Guide To Finding And Collecting Replicas Of Ancient Works Of Art If you have a love for ancient artwork and statues, you'll find it much more affordable to buy ancient art replicas instead of original works. But how and where do you find ancient art replicas? Use these shopping tips to find great replicas easily and at affordable prices.Before you shop for art replicas, know what you're looking for and why you need a specific type of...more
Collecting and Storing Rainwater...Is It Safe Can You Drink Rainwater? Is There Seriously Anything To Be Worried About?Most people don't drink rainwater in America as their normal source of drinking water because they have tap water. Many wonder if it's acceptable to drink rain water. The concern might be because one is making a backup plan to have other sources of drinkable water for a disaster or survival situation or even because they distrust their local tap water. Actually, collecting and properly storing rain water is a great idea, especially as a water back-up for your survival in the event of any type of disaster.For the most part is it safe to drink your rain water if you run it through a commercial purification and filtering device. Get a high quality purifier and most rain water will be perfectly safe to drink.What Can Make Rainwater Turn Bad?If you let it sit for days, quite a few problems can occur. It's important to not store rain water for too long if you are going to use it to drink. You can get away with a few drops of chlorine in the water to make it last an extra few days, but it's best to use the freshest water. Another thing that can make rain water go...more
Getting Coin Collecting Guides When you collect anything, you expect the value of your collection to increase over time. Just like comic book collectors or baseball card collectors rely on a price guide to tell them what their collection is worth, a coin collector relies on a coin collecting price guide as well. These coin collecting guides...more
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Coin Collecting by Die Variety — the Spice of Life Here's a simplified explanation of a die variety: A die is a cylindrical piece of steel with a design on one end. An engraver or die sinker cuts a design into the steel. Stamping a blank disk of metal with the die creates a raised design on the blank. To make any coin, you actually need three dies, but for the purpose of most die varieties, generally only two dies — one for the obverse and one for the reverse — are needed. Any combination of obverse and reverse dies is known as a die pair or a die combination. The third die, the collar die, is used to stamp the rim. On some modern dollars, the collar die has been struck twice, or upside down, or not at all, each time creating another die variety.Sometimes, an engraver makes more than one obverse die (say, Die 1 and Die 2) and more than one reverse die (say, Die A and Die B). To make a coin, a press operator uses one of the obverse dies and one of the reverse dies, places them into a coining press, and begins stamping coins. During one day, the press operator may choose Die 1 with Die A, but the next day, it may be Die 1 with Die B, and so on. The more dies the engraver...more
Collecting And Caring For Comics In recent years, comic books have returned to prominence. The easiest way to see this resurgence is to look at the number of movie adaptations that Hollywood has produced. With this increase in popularity,...more
Teddy Bear Collecting This article is dedicated to the Teddy Bear, a great and extremely loyal friend to man. Like man, the teddy bear is a great explorer and a lover of adventures. The teddy bear also, like man, has had his fair share of...more
Medicine keeps getting better and people keep living longer and longer. The fact that so many live until retirement age, when, ideally, the children have grown up to become financially independent, makes the death benefit less important than it used...more
There's something so addicting about charms. You begin by buying several, or perhaps inherit or get a charm bracelet like a gift, and all of a sudden, you cannot resist the need to get more and much more of these. You have officially become a charm...more
Collecting Old and Classic Gas Station Memorabilia The roaring twenties, an era known for changes, but to collectors who love to collect old gas pumps and auto memorabilia, the roaring twenties may mean the sound of a roaring engine. As the...more
Coin collecting is very fascinating; especially if you happen to be an American and are interested in collecting penny coins because there are a few very interesting such coins available that will make your collection stand out. As far as collecting...more