Image source: Wikimedia CommonsA Bird’s Eye View of the 1929 PennyDid you know that in 1929 approximately 185,262,000 pennies were minted? They were referred to as the 1929 pennies or the Lincoln Wheat Penny coins. The 1929 penny was called a “Wheat Penny” because it had bars of wheat with the words “one cent” stamped at … Read more
Image source: Wikimedia CommonsBest Magnifying Glass for Coins for 2016Coin collecting is no easy task. It requires great talent, as well as a good eye for spotting specific details that will verify the value of a coin. Unfortunately, most of these defining details that will help you pinpoint which coin to buy are not easily seen … Read more
Image courtesy: PixabayThe Best Way to Clean Pennies… Or Not.Being a penny collector is not just about finding rare collectible pennies but also maintaining them. Coin cleaning is a significant part of coin collecting because this keeps your coins in pristine condition. It also prolongs the life span of your coins and makes it a sight … Read more
Prized Pennies and their Real ValueWith United States of America’s continuously growing directory of valuable coins, collecting pennies became an alluring and pleasurable pastime. The majority of modern penny collectors begin as children, some get their first collection as hand-me-downs from parents or grandparents, and learn the delight of collecting at a very young age. Some … Read more
Image courtesy: Wikimedia CommonsCampers are very familiar with penny stoves as they come in handy for boiling water and cooking simple meals while in camp sites. A penny stove is an excellent, light and cheap replacement for other portable and expensive kerosene stoves. It is sometimes called a Pepsi/soda/beer can stove, a pocket size camp stove … Read more
Image courtesy: pixabayCopper is one stubborn metal that has a high melting point reaching up to 1,085°C. The conventional way of melting copper is through the use of large-scale equipment for mass producing great quantities of copper, such as induction furnaces and foundries. However, with the widespread availability and practicality of copper a new, smaller-scale technique … Read more
Image courtesy: flickrHow to Remove Corrosion Using Only Household ProductsCorrosion is of one of the most common problems with metals, which happens when there is oxidation, the process in which metal combines with oxygen. Batteries and some galvanized steel often get corrosion when left unattended for a long time. Corrosion and rust can degrade and weaken … Read more
A collector will always be a collector. Collecting items like stamps and coins are such fun to do as a hobby or even as an income generator. Usually those who collect these items started collecting them as part of memories they want to keep. Stamps were plenty during the age of snail mail. Coins are collected by … Read more
Copper Coin Made to Look Like SilverA subaeratus, or a silver plated copper coin, originated in Rome, where a coin is made of a base metal – copper and plated with silver to make it look like a real silver coin. It is also called a fourree, which is essentially a coin made of inferior metal, … Read more
Coin Roll Hunting Tips for Beginners that are Easy to FollowCoin roll hunting is a process of searching or sorting coins that have already been out of the circulation. They are called collectible coins. As years go by, these items increase in value and so it has become a serious hobby for many people. There are … Read more