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Article #189: Guide for Rare Coin Collectors

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Coin collecting is one hobby that is both design created such an uproar that it had
fun and challenging. To help those who to be replaced and was only circulated
are looking for those rare coins, here is for a year.
a list of hard to find ones that are Mercury dimes were produced periodically
worth moving "heaven and earth" for. during the 20th century. The market value
Gold coins are something of a rare of them is $50 a piece.
commodity. They were circulated only The Walking Liberty Half Dollar is a
until 1933, which makes them expensive beautiful coin for collectors. They were
when they are auctioned. The nice thing only circulated for 4 years and are
about gold is that its value probably considered to be one of the all time rare
will never go down - making it a good coins to ever exist.
investment. The Texas Commemorative Half Dollar is
Another rare coin sought by collectors is another rare coin. Only 150,000 of these
the Liberty Seated Dollar. These were were minted over a 4 year period and just
last produced some time in the 19th 60% to 80% of these are still available
century and are considered to be a rare today making it one of the hardest coins
find. to find today...
From 1875 to 1878, twenty cent coins were The most expensive coin is the $20 Saint
minted. This coin looks very much like a Gaudens. This was sold in an auction for
quarter and since its value is very low nearly $8 million. The design is truly
today, it is a coin worth looking for. superb and the value of it has never
The Barber half dollars are rare coins dropped even during the 1980-82 bear
that were minted from 1892 until 1915 and market.
are collected by people depending on date Rare coins are truly a challenge for
or type. One of the challenges that anyone who seeks to make this a mission
occurs when searching for this coin is in life. Not only are they hard to find
finding one in good condition. but it they are expensive to acquire.
The 1917 type One Standing Liberty Should a person have the funds available
Quarter is another coin worth owning. It to purchase them then this adventure is
was only minted for 2 years and shows the truly something worth finishing.
exposed breast of Ms. Liberty. This






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