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Guide to Coin Collecting

Why are there collectors?

No doubt reams of learned papers have been written on the subject and, in the end, probably ending in bafflement. We do know that collecting is a natural instinct for many, if not most. Children are especially noted for their inclination in this direction but if you ask such young collectors why they do it, the answer is almost certainly going to be along the lines of: “I dunno. ‘Cause it’s fun.” And that’s quite possibly what it’s all about: because of the enrichment in our lives that collecting gives us.

  • Intro to Coin Collecting
  • Beginning your Collection
  • What to Collect
  • Kids and Coin Collecting
  • Getting a Child into Coin Collecting
  • Handling Your Coins
  • Cleaning Your Coins
  • Grading Your Coins

  • Storing Your Coins
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Circulation Coins
  • Coin Recycling Makes Cents
  • Canadian Effigy – Monarchs
  • Coin Collecting Glossary
  • Conclusion

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The Edmonton Numismatic Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the needs of fellow Numismatists in our local area of Edmonton, Alberta, as well as the rest of Canada and the world!

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The Planchet © ~ May 2022 Issue

ENS award winning "The Planchet ©" A Numismatic publication offering info on society events, articles on coins, paper money, tokens and medals. In our May 2022 edition... Page 5 - Sikyon // Page 9 - Canadian Gold Coinage of Edward VII // Page 14 - A Boscoreale Aureus of Nero // Page 19 - When Money Has No Value

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