Wednesday May 1 | Southwest News-Herald
Baby Boomers: Coin collecting hobby has lost a lot of its value
If the letters P, D and S mean anything to you, and you recognize that the S has more value than the D or the P, then chances are you are a Numismatist.
Numismatics or coin collecting started to catch on in the United States in the mid-1800s. In the beginning there probably weren't more than a dozen or so serious collectors of coins in what was the U.S. at the time.
With the sky rocketing prices of precious metals today, coin dealers have to be especially careful of scams.
Extension to present 'Collecting Coins' April 12
A hobby or collection can be the basis of a 4-H project for youths of any age. Coin collecting, the collecting of minted legal tender, is one of the most popular.