Hoarding Or Collecting

To some people there’s little distinction between
hoarding and collecting coins. Both have been going on
for centuries and both result in the owner having an
abundance of coins.

But hoarding is generally done for either the face
value of the coin itself or the value of the materials
the coin is made from. And collecting is done for the
artistic value of the coin.

Hoarding coins has been around longer than coin
collecting. For as long as coins have been minted,
people have been hoarding them.

Coin collecting as we know it today, is thought to
have originated around the 14th century. It was once
referred to as the hobby of kings. Probably because
only kings could afford to keep coins for their
artistic appeal and not worry about their monetary
value.

At that time in history, most people were too busy
trying to feed and cloth themselves and their families
to worry about a coins artistic value.

Today, coin collecting is something everyone can
participate in. Although cost is a factor, small or
specialized collections can be easily affordable.

The government has even made coin collecting easy for
the average person. The state quarters are collectable
coins that can be acquired for no more than 25 cents a
piece.

They can be found everyday in anyone’s pocket change.
The more recent issuance of the presidential coins is
another easily collectable coin. The U.S. government
began issuing these coins in 2007 and they’re easy to
find.