Stamps. You put them on a letter you want to mail, or a bill you need to pay. Once in a while, if it is a birthday or Valentine`s Day card, you will request a special picture on the stamp, a cake or a heart, perhaps. However, to some, stamps are more than just mere […]
Out of all the hobbies you may enter, stamp collecting not only allows you to have fun, but also provides you with a looking glass into the past, present, as well as future. It is a pastime that has been educating many for years and years. Stamp lovers can be found everywhere in the world, […]
Luscious gold! Gold, which has the periodic table symbol of Au. Although we may not readily recall our high school chemistry and remember what the element Au stands for, when gold is one of the best known precious element on earth.
Gold in the history of mankind has always been the standard of wealth and prosperity. […]
There is something inherently intriguing about ancient maps. As a child, most of us have played games where we have imagined that we had found a map giving the location of hidden treasure. If only it were true! This may be one of the reasons that many people have a fascination for antique maps. The […]
There are many reasons why people start collecting paintings and prints. For some, it is simply because they like a particular piece and buy it to hang in their home. Quite often, they haven’t intentionally begun collecting artwork, it just happens and their collection grows as and when they see another painting or print that […]
The Liberty Nickel, commonly known as the “V” nickel for the Roman Numeral “V” on the reverse was officially produced from 1883 to 1912. We use the word officially because one of the most famous coins of all is the 1913 Liberty Nickel which was produced under suspect circumstances.
Sometime well after normal production stopped […]
From 1909 to 1942, the Lincoln Cent was composed of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. That all changed in 1943, as for the first and only time, a coin was made out of steel, which was quite a contradiction from gold, silver, copper or bronze.
Even before the United States entered the war, […]
Ever wondered? I bet you do every time you look at your collection.
Coin collecting can be a very lucrative hobby. If you are a serious investor in coin collecting or have been coin collecting for some time now, you definitely will want to know what your coins are approximately worth. This usually happens when you […]
Many people, myself included love the look of old things. We love to furnish our homes with old furniture and different nick knacks that have come from a different era. Many of these things are antiques while many are just old looking. It has become very popular these days to decorate your […]
So many people collect so many different things. I suppose the most popular would be coins and stamps along with spoons and cards. You can of course collect anything you like. Some things that people collect are for investment purposes but most are just because they love what they are collecting. […]
