http://allcoincollection.com/blog Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:56:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The hobby of coin collecting requires very little skill at all. All that is really needed is an interest in coins! Wow, I’m Captain Obvious! At any rate, there are many things to be learned just from holding the coins and taking care of them. Many kids start ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/kids-and-coin-collecting-part-i/ As we’ve said before, the easiest way to start collecting coins is to focus on those coins that are still in circulation. This is probably the easiest way of obtaining coins since we use them every day. We’ve outlined some ways you can use in-circulation coins to start ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/accumulate-your-collection/ When the U. S. Mint was established the law required that all coins be made of gold, silver or copper. For a considerable period of time afterwards, gold was used in the $10, $5 and $2.50 pieces, silver was used to make the dollar, half-dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime while ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/some-fun-facts-about-coins/ For many years the U.S. Mint has sold annual sets of proof coins. These "regular" proof sets usually contain one proof coin of each denomination minted. In 1983, 1984 and 1986-97, Prestige Sets were also sold. Prestige Sets include all the coins in the regular set, plus one or two ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/coin-collection-what-is-best-to-collect-part-ii/ What to collect is entirely up to the collector. It will normally be a specialization that holds some interest for the collector and is within his or her budget. Among the most popular types of collections are world coins (coins from several countries), ancient coins, and coins of a particular country. ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/coin-collection-what-is-the-best-to-collect/ There are approximately $8 billion worth of coins circulating in the U.S. today. In the past 30 years, the U.S. Mint, who is responsible for designing and producing the nation’s coins, has minted over 300 billion coins, worth about $15 billion! Since its creation in 1792, the U.S. Mint has grown ... http://allcoincollection.com/blog/coin-collection-facts-about-coins/