Friday, August 14, 2009

Crafts and Hobbies #65 Coin Collecting

My dad was a coin collector and I remember seeing all sorts of coins, both singles and sets. He bought mint sets of ours birth years for each of us and gave them to us. He also bought commemoratives and mint sets.



I remember having a penny collection as a child. I never did completely fill that blue folder, but it was fun going through the change trying to find the ones I needed. I did keep a few of the Texas quarters as souvenirs.



Both my brother and sister have been world travelers because of their work and have brought back money from the various countries they have visited. I have always found it interesting to see the variety and craftsmanship that are displayed in both the paper money and coins. Some designs make the US designs seem a little dull.






According to Google maps there are three coin dealers in Humble. I went to one a couple of years ago when I sold some coins. They used to Red Book to determine the prices. they had quite a selection of coins to choose from.

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