These silver coins are certainly nothing but the ordinary. America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins are 5 ounces of .999 fine silver with special and challenging design elements.U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy described earlier in the year, part of the delay has been in developing a process to inscribe the fineness and weight on the edge of each coin. The special design element is mandated by the America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act.
Challenges of incusing the edges, which are particularly thin due to the required bullion coin diameter and weight specifications, have been overcome with the help of a newly purchased coin press that was designed to strike larger coins.
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Coin collecting is a great hobby that has withstood the test of time. There is something distinctly fascinating about money or any type of coinage for enthusiasts of all ages: whether you use your collection as an investment, or whether you are planning on starting a new hobby with your grandkids, here's a quick peek at what's new in coin collecting for 2010.
Collectible Quarters
Minting quarters whose reverse designs spotlighted each of the 50 states has been in practice since 1999. The two rotations issued have so far been met with wild enthusiasm by collectors and the public at large, so the U.S Mint will be issuing a new series beginning in 2010. They are calling this series "America the Beautiful" and each state's coin will feature a National Park or Site contained within its boundaries. Collecting these quarters is inexpensive, and this series is ideal for getting kids interested in coin collecting.
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New Zealand coins quickly becoming popular with coin collectors worldwide. Why do you want them to have in your collection? New Zealand coins are one of the rarest coins on the market, their mintage is often below 10,000 coins (limited editions), quality is great and coins feature attractive design.
New Zealand mint recently released NEW limited edition, 3-year coin series to celebrate New Zealand’s most loved native icon - the kiwi. Different design will be issued annually over the next three years, celebrating uniqueness of the country with the kiwi bird.
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Coin collecting is a fascinating hobby, but do you know where to start, what to collect and simply how to build your collection so that it will increase in value over the time? I hope tips below will help you to make right choices from the beginning.
1. Collect precious metal coins – silver and gold coins are great not only as collector items, but also as an investment. Paper money value decreases with the time, while silver and gold continue to rise.
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Coin Collecting is affectionately known as the 'Hobby of Kings' in reference to the fact that in ancient times only Kings could afford to collect coins as lay people spent every penny they had to survive.
Coin collecting or numismatics is an extremely popular hobby which is now affordable to everybody. You can delve into the wonderful world of coin collecting as you read these words by simply reaching in your pocket and finding loose change. So what are the key steps necessary to begin a coin collection?
Step 1: Decide What You Want To Collect
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