Why Collect Coins?
It all depends on your interest and what catches your fancy. Since coins are part of history and they do tell a lot about the milieu where they came from, perhaps you are interested because you like things that have historical and archeological value in them. Coins are good story tellers and they back their stories with their own battle scars. Their design is a hallmark of their creators and users’ industry and lifestyle. Their mint mark, condition and composition are reliable pathways back into history and say a lot about the influences that shaped their community. Some people want to collect coins because they see them as an investment of money and they hope that the coins in their collection will increase their numismatic value, meaning their worth in dollars. Some coins are valuable on their own because of the precious metals they contain (such as gold and silver). Still others are considered valuable because of their rarity.
