A Companion to Rare Coin Collecting - Concluding Thoughts

Before you run off and start your coin collection, there are a few last words you should read.
Most truly successful collectors are involved in the field to such a degree that they devote much of their free time improving their knowledge of numismatics.

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Transversely, collecting solely for investing is a tedious and difficult enterprise with no guarantee for reward (as with nearly all forms of investing).People who collect just to study price trends for financial gain never appreciate the beauty and history of rare coins, thus, deprive themselves of a rewarding experience. Because so little is sown, little shall be reaped. While interviewing for this article, one common thread was evident in nearly every collector that showed a profit from their collections; they loved collecting, they enjoyed coins, and they never seemed to get enough. That they enjoy their art so well, makes their rewards all the more richer. Happy hunting.

Rare Coins Collecting News
05/13/2024
Rare collection of ancient coins, locked away for 100 years, heads to auction
Danish businessman Lars Emil Bruun’s collection, valued at about $72 million, is one of the most important in the world, auction house Stack’s Bowers said. more info

05/13/2024
An ancient coin collection worth $72 million is headed to auction after 100 years of secrecy
A Danish butter tycoon's $72 million coin collection is headed to auction 100 years after his death. more info

05/16/2024
After 100 years, rare Danish coin collection up for auction
Like Sleeping Beauty cursed to sleep for 100 years, a Danish coin collection decreed to be kept off the market for a century will finally go under the hammer late this year.Denmark's National Museum, ... more info

05/09/2024
This Idaho group just released rare, unique coins into circulation. Some are 130 years old
The club is releasing the coins to promote a coin show in late May but also to hopefully spark a new passion for coin collecting in people. more info

05/07/2024
Got spare change? These coins with rare markers could be worth over $25,000
If you’ve got coins lying around under your couch, some may be worth hundreds if not thousands to currency collectors. Here’s how to check. more info