Archive for the ‘coin supplies’ Category
Down With Dollars Up With Coins?
Coin collecting just got a little more interesting. As of January 31, 2012, a new piece of legislation was introduced into the Senate. The bill is called the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act. COINS is a bipartisan bill that will remove all one dollar bills from circulation and replace them with one dollar coins. [...]
One Dollar Presidential Coins
Have you ever wondered why some presidents appear in your coin collection and others don’t? What makes the guy on the dime (That’s FDR if you were unaware, who’s been on the dime since the 1950s) more important than say, Grover Cleveland? Well, now you don’t have to wonder anymore. The US Mint has unveiled [...]
National Park Quarters
For years and years, I have been traveling the country trying to see each and every one of America’s beautiful National Parks. I have a little book filled with stamps that’s sort of like a passport. There are 58 in total. It’s not a dream that’s merely a young girl’s dream either. Ever since John [...]
What Coin Holder is Right for You?
As a coin collector, you might have trouble knowing exactly how to care and house your ever growing collection. It is important to pick out the proper type of coin holder for each of your different types of coins. Didn’t know there were different types? Here are just a few of them. There are coin [...]
What to Buy a Coin Collector
The holidays are coming and there’s always that one person on your list that you’re trying to find that perfect gift for. Luckily for you, if that person is a coin collector you have several options! You see, coin collecting is a hobby that always requires upkeep. There are always new coin holders to buy [...]
Surprises Hidden in Coin Collections
My grandmother had several collections. She collected stickers, stamps, rocks, baseball cards, and coins. When she passed, she left each of her children and grandchildren a small part of each of these collections. Most of the coins in the coin collection given to me and my siblings were attractive and interesting but not worth any [...]
Reassessing JFK in Coin Storage
Upon reading an editorial in the New York Times recently, after the 48th anniversary of JFK’s death, I was shocked to read that JFK’s presidency was slightly better than mediocre, and with only three quarters of it completed, would best be deemed unfinished. His assassination vaults him into our coin collection and the forefront of [...]
Coin Collecting For Kids
Coin collecting or numismatics, as it is often called, is a great hobby for kids. It shows younger children the value of time and history by allowing them to feel layers of the past on coins that are fifty or a hundred years old. It helps put into perspective what our country has gone through [...]
Future Presidents in Our Coin Storage?
What are the chances we could have the presidents on the obverses in our coin collection switched or replaced? Pretty small, I reckon. The pantheon of great presidents is intact and unless there is a WWIII, chances of change are pretty slim. Tradition is important to coins. It was different when we used to have [...]
Coin Collection and National Pride
I was just checking out the United States’ Wikipedia page, which I must say, is pretty impressive. It gives a comprehensive summary of everything from politics to history to geography to art and culture. It’s authoritative and it clearly establishes the United States as a global leader and empire both in terms of written tone [...]
