Collecting Coins

How do people start collecting coins? Do they just
wake up one morning and say "hmm, I think I’ll start a
coin collection"? Well, maybe, but for most
collectors, it starts with a gift.

Maybe a friend or relative has a hodgepodge collection
of old coins. Nothing special, just some they’d been
holding onto for years.

This collection gets passed on, and that sparks an
interest. Maybe an interest in the coins themselves
and their history, or maybe the potential earnings is
what catches the new owner’s interest.

Some people realize the profit potential of coin
collecting. And that potential is all they need to get
started on their collection.

Other people just start finding coins that interest
them and start their collection that way. There are
even some that decide they want to start a collection
and then decide on coins.

Coin collecting has a lot going for it. You can start
with little or no investment. Pretty much just the
currency value of the coin is all the initial
investment you have to make.

You come across a wheat penny, buffalo head nickel or
an old dime and decide to put it aside and your
collection has started.

Or you could start with the state quarters that are
being issued, or the newer presidential $1 coins.
Whichever you choose, these coins are easily
obtainable. You can make the effort to find them, or
you can just make it a daily habit to look through
your pocket change.