| Coin collecting has been the hobby of many | | | | Subject Collection |
| people for many years. If you refer to history, | | | | Subject collections are the collections where |
| the first coin collectors were kings and emperors | | | | collectors collect coins which have a specific |
| of different kingdoms all over the world. Some of | | | | subject like a ship or animals marked on the coin. |
| the first known coin collectors are the Roman | | | | To expand the subject collection, the collector |
| Emperors and King Farouk of Egypt. | | | | would have to do a lot of research to find out |
| Nowadays, instead of simply collecting coins, | | | | which countries have coins with the subject of his |
| modern coin collectors collect coins according to a | | | | collection. |
| theme. Some of these themes are: | | | | Type Collection |
| 1) Country Collection | | | | Sometimes coin collectors collect coins which are |
| 2) Year Collection | | | | designed in a particular way. For instance, a coin |
| 3) Error Collection | | | | collector may collect certain coins which have a |
| 4) Subject Collection | | | | hole in the center. There are some countries |
| 5) Type Collection | | | | which create coins with a hole in the center. This |
| 6) Composition Collection | | | | collector will collect coins from different countries |
| 7) Period Collection | | | | but with holes in the center. |
| Country Collection | | | | Composition Collection |
| Country collection is one of the favorite coin | | | | Even the coin composition can be a coin collection |
| collecting themes. Coin collectors who collect coins | | | | theme. Some coins are created with a |
| from different countries do their best to get their | | | | combination of 2 or more metals. There are |
| hands on current or past coins from as many | | | | international coins which are composed of |
| countries as possible. This type of coin collecting | | | | different kinds of metals. Some countries make |
| would most likely be never ending since many | | | | their coins bimetal and some may use more than |
| countries keep on changing their currencies. | | | | two combinations of metal for their coins. |
| Year Collection | | | | Period Collection |
| Year collections focus more on a specific coin and | | | | Period collections are collections based on the |
| denomination. Under year collection theme, a coin | | | | period from which the coins were created. Some |
| collector will collect his coins by year. For example, | | | | collections consist of coins from the Victorian era. |
| an enthusiastic collector of the Lincoln cent may | | | | Other collectors may go as far down history as |
| collect all Lincoln coins from the date it was first | | | | the Byzantine or Greek period for their collections. |
| created in 1909 up to the present. | | | | There are several periods which can be the bases |
| The challenge in year collection is to complete the | | | | for period collection. |
| collection in terms of year. Once a collector has | | | | Initially, coin collectors might have started |
| completed the set of Lincoln cents, he will move | | | | collecting coins because of having extra coins |
| on to another type of coin and start over again. | | | | after a holiday trip overseas or because they like |
| Many enthusiastic coin collectors who collect coins | | | | the design of a certain coin. As the collectors' |
| by year will be able to complete several sets of | | | | interest increase, so will his appetite for more |
| coins during their lifetime. | | | | variety or more specific coins. |
| Error Collection | | | | Although there are different kinds of coin |
| Error collections are coin collections that are more | | | | collecting themes, most coin collectors are |
| focused on coins with mistakes on them. The | | | | generalists and they simply prefer to have a little |
| mistakes on these coins may be either be very | | | | bit of everything. |
| obvious or not at all. Older coins will usually have | | | | In reality, coin collecting preference is all up to the |
| more mistakes because coins were minted by | | | | collector and does not have to depend on a |
| hand before the 19th century. | | | | certain theme. Whatever a collector fancies in a |
| Common errors are found on coins are double | | | | coin can be the basis for the collection. |
| dies, overdates, double strikes, repunched mint | | | | Many collectors strive to surpass each other by |
| marks, off metal coins, displace coins and clipped | | | | procuring the most sought after coins available. |
| coins. | | | | Coin collecting has now become a sort of |
| Another very interesting error is mule. These | | | | competition for the collectors. Most collectors wish |
| coins are very interesting because each side of | | | | to outwit and outshine others with their collection |
| the coin has a different denomination. Coin | | | | of coins. However, there are also coin collectors |
| collectors usually desire coins with errors because | | | | who are just proud of having a unique set of |
| they are very unusual. These kind of coins can | | | | coins not found in any other collector's collection. |
| seldom be found them nowadays as minting has | | | | Visit rare coin values to learn more about famous |
| become fully automated. | | | | coin collections such as disney coin. |