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Collecting 101

Welcome to Numismatic News' Collecting 101, our archive of articles describing money collecting, coin pricing, where to begin, etc.

SEE ALSO: Coin Bargains | Coin Q&A

Collecting 101Poll Question: Do you buy cleaned coins? Why or why not?Numismatic News Staff
Collecting 101What Can You Learn from a Lincoln Cent?Patrick A. Heller
Collecting 101Fake 2026 Quarters Are Surfacing as Collector Demand SoarsRichard Giedroyc
Collecting 101Hotz off the Press: Rust and Bank Notes in Mingo Junction – Part 2Mark Hotz
Collecting 101Letters to the Editor: Collecting Painted QuartersPhilip Lo Presti
Collecting 101Germs on Coins and Bank NotesRichard Giedroyc
Collecting 101World Coin Clinic: Should Coins be Cleaned?Richard Giedroyc
Collecting 101How Do People Become A Coin Dealer?Patrick A. Heller
Collecting 101Poll Question: Which COTY winner is your favorite? Why?Numismatic News Staff
Coin MarketHobby Insights Show GrowthRichard Giedroyc
Collecting 101Item of the Week: Half remains a top coin of the 20th centuryNumismatic News Staff
Collecting 101CoinClinic: Foreign Coins Circulating in the U.S.Richard Giedroyc
Collecting 101Purchasing Bullion as a CollectionPatrick A. Heller
Collecting 101Poll Question: Will you be looking to add the Semiquincentennial dollar coin to your collection?Numismatic News Staff
Collecting 101Coins in Their PocketsRichard Giedroyc
Collecting 101CoinClinic: What Counts as Specie?Richard Giedroyc

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