Antiques and Collectables – The Collectors Blog

Coin collecting can be a lot of fun. This hobby which dates back to 2500 BC is much larger now since people are now able to collect currencies from other countries.

Coin Network , the social network for coin collectors, was launched one and a half months ago. The second free contest open to all members starts today!

Challenge coins are medals that bears an organization’s logo or emblem that are carried by the members and given to outsiders as an honor.

Angela Watson remembers the pleasure of childhood stamp collecting. Whenever friends and family gave her stamps, especially from foreign countries, she would study them.

It has now been one week since the US Mint unveiled their new pricing policy for Gold and Platinum Numismatic products…

This 1908-S Indian head cent, worth $250, was spent at a newsstand in 2006 by Scott Travers.

In Canada where money the popularity of coins has shown significant increase because the value of the ‘paper money’ tends to deflate as much as 25% to 30% in a short period of time.

The United States Mint’s inventory of 2008 American Eagle Proof Coins is close to depletion, with the last of the one-tenth ounce options still for sale but wavering.