subject: How To Start A Coin Collection [print this page] Whether you like rare coins or just coins in general, starting a coin collection may be one of the best things that you will ever do. So how do you go about it and start up your own collection you may be wondering? Well there are a few steps that are going to be required here, and which will be discussed here in detail.
Type of Collection
So if you are interested in starting up a coin collection, the first thing that you are going to need to do is figure out just what type of collection you want to start. Some people are only interested in dealing with rare coins because they want their collection to be of value, where others are more interested in the newer coins.
Do you want coins from a particular time period or coins with stars on them? Maybe you are only interested in pennies or dimes and would like to focus on these coins. Whatever your personal preference may be, the bottom line is that you are going to need to figure out what sort of coins you are interested in collecting before you get started here.
Get Educated
The next step if you want to start a coin collection is to get educated. You want to learn as much as you can about the coin business and make yourself as informed as possible. The more you know here the better off you are going to be, and there are lots of different things that you can do here to get yourself more informed on the coin business.
This includes subscribing to magazines and other publications, and talking to people that you know, friends and family who are already in on this trend and will have valuable advice to offer you.
You should also start looking for discontinued coins as these will be the most valuable, and visit local shops as well so that you can take a firsthand look at the different selections and start to get a real idea of what sort of coins you should be looking for and where the best places are to go shopping for them.
The point is that collecting coins can be a great way to spend your time, a hobby that you can have for the rest of your life and which is not only going to be a whole lot of fun but very valuable as well. Get involved and start collecting coins.
