What Type Of Collection To Start?

Many collectors have a particular theme for their
collection. The very real possibility of completing
the collection makes collecting exciting for many
collectors.

Some themes are of course, easier complete than
others. As well as less costly.

Country

- Collecting coins from a particular country, or a
collection of coins from every country that issues
them.

Year

- One of the most popular methods of collecting.
Collecting a particular coin from every year it was
issued. The Lincoln penny is a good example. You can
purchase books that are designed especially to catalog
this type of collection.

Period

- This group includes coins from a particular period
in history. It also includes coins from a particular
century. Or those issued during a particular
civilization or monarch’s reign.

Subject

- Coins usually depict something. A collection can be
of coins depicting the same or similar subjects.

Composition

- Collecting coins based on what type of metal their
made of is a popular category.

Variety

- When thousands or even millions of one particular
coin is issued there’s usually more than one die.
These dies often have slight differences. More
differences are found in older coins since the dies
were hand carved. An interesting collection could
consist of a coin from each die.

Mintmarks

- The mint mark tells where the coin was made. With
several different locations minting coins and in
different quantities thereby making some mint marks
rarer than others, collecting the different mint marks
makes for an interesting collection.