Publisher's Synopsis
Coin Collecting Fun, Eclectic & Low Cost Ways to Enjoy Collecting Coins presents over three dozen ideas and tips for new collectors in 12 illustrated chapters in 178 pages written from the author's 50+ years of coin collecting experience: How to form complete collections of Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters, Kennedy half dollars and modern dollars from the hundreds of dates and mints of U.S. coins still in circulation, just as was possible in the 1960s; cherrypicking for mint varieties and errors; collecting "date only sets" of one coin per year; the multiple ways to form a type set; have fun collecting low cost worn out or damaged coins; as well as beautiful mint fresh or toned coins; collecting America's "odd" money; and collecting "Corps of Discovery" coins. Plus discussions on what makes a coin rare and valuable, and why a complete collection of all U.S. coins may or may not still be possible.
