Treasure Hunt: Finding Coins

Collecting coins is a fun pursuit for people of all ages in countries around the world. Not only is coin collecting a great to increase your income and investment portfolio, it offers a great gift idea for any occasion.

Regardless of where you seek your treasure, check out some of the things coins generally have in common around the world. Coin most often have:

- The denomination or value on them somewhere.
- An image like a portrait, country banner or other theme on the front.
- The name of the country on them.
- An identifying mark to tell where it was made.
- The date or just year the coin was made engraved.
- A tiny mark of the crafter, like the designer’s initials.
- Info on both the obverse (front) and reverse (back) sides

X Marks the Spot

You don’t need a treasure map to actually find cool coins to collect. Here are some places to turn, some stones to look under in your area to find where ‘X’ marks the spot:

1) Check old piggy banks! You can be surprised at what turns up there: old wheat pennies, Buffalo head nickels and a whole lot more.
2) Check your change! People find lots of goodies right in the car ashtrays, junk drawer loose change, in between the safe cushions and all over the place. Look around and give your home, car, garage and other areas a good cleaning to see what turns up. Might actually pay you to clean, eh?!
3) Antique stores often have cool coin areas. Call, speak up and ask. Then go take a look.
4) Check your mailbox and Sunday newspaper ads! Special coin collecting offers appear all year long.


If you’re just starting your collection or already have one going, there are plenty of excellent tips that can help you with your treasure hunting. These are only a tiny few baby steps to get you to where ‘X’ marks the spot.

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