5 EASY WAYS: To Protect Your Coins

By Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter

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Without protection, your collection is at risk and your coins are losing value every day!
Here are 5 easy ways to protect your investment. 

No two people will have identical fingerprints. But no matter how unique your fingerprints may be, you probably don't want them appearing on you collectable coins. By wearing gloves while handling your collection, you will keep the oils on your skin from transferring onto the surface of your coins. This will protect your coins by preventing unsightly, and permanent, fingerprint blemishes from appearing on your coins.

PROTECT YOUR COLLECTION

FROM FINGERPRINTS

TODAY!

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It happens so quickly. You've put hours of effort into crafting your first type/date set and it looks great in that coin folder. Time to show it off. You open the folder to show your best friend and then, it happens. They sneeze! A fine mist of snot and spit assaults the brilliant surfaces of your coins. And, over the next few years you will watch permanent spots and blemishes develope across your entire collection. Too bad. But, this doesn't have to happen to you! Transfer your hard won collections from open-faced coin folders into sleeve covered coin binders. You'll also enjoy viewing the reverse side of your coins. 

PROTECT YOUR COLLECTION 

FROM ACCIDENTS

RIGHT NOW!

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Are you still storing your coins in a shoebox under the bed? You might not realize your collection is constantly degrading. By sealing your coins into coin holders you can slow down discoloration damage. Also, you'll enjoy handling your coins more since they're protected in coin holders and you won't need to wear gloves.

PROTECT YOUR COINS
FROM EXPOSURE
IMMEDIATELY!

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What do pets and children have in common? Each will eat your collection! Besides posing a potential choking hazard, nothing tones a coin quite like digestive juices. So, unless you like coin roll hunting with a potato masher, protect your collection with a display case. Besides getting your collection up high and away from the cute and curious, you might even find yourself sharing your collection with guests.

PROTECT YOUR COINS
FROM CHAOS
PRONTO!

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If you're heavily invested in your coin collection you should protect it with a fireproof safe. Not only will a great safe keep your collection protected against thieves, it will also protect it from disaster. Your coins will probably not be top of mind after a catastrophe but you'll appreciate your forthought afterwards.

DON'T WAIT TO PROTECT 

YOUR COINS FROM

THE UNEXPECTED!

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5 EASY WAYS: To Improve Your Coin Collection

By Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter

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To improve presentation, try using professional-grade coin albums.

For those just entering the hobby, push-to-lock coin folders are a great way to start out. However, as your interest and collection grow, you will find that professional coin albums have some excellent advantages over coin folders. Notably, they feature clear plastic slides that provide protection and allow you to view both sides of your coins. You will also appreciate the removable binding pins that allow you to add new pages.

   To improve visual appeal, try to create a series with the same grading level.

While upgrading is a common practice, higher grades of key dates can break the bank or may simply be unavailable. There are many different grading levels for wear and focusing on a single series in your collection can yield some satisfying results. By adjusting all the coins in a series to a similar or even lower grade, you will be able to fill empty holes and stay within your budget. Ultimatly, this strategy will create eye-pleasing continuity across the series.

 To improve variety, try adding some commemorative coins.

Strikes for commemorative coins celebrate significant events and influential people. However, you won't typically find these coins in circulation. Some will be colorized or minted with precious metals and many are set in beautiful display boxes with Certificates of Authenticity. The subject matter and attention to details make these coins a fun way to connect with history.

     To improve potential value, try adding   precious metal bullion coins.

Collecting bullion, known as stacking, is a fun way to invest. It is important to understand that metal composition creates the value for bullion coins. This is in contrast to most coins used as currency which are valued for thier numismatic prominence. Ultimatly, values for bullion coins are set by the current market price for the metal they are made of rather than their age or strike. Bullion coins can make a great addition to your collection by creating value over time but, there is also a risk of losing value due to changes in the market. With that in mind, bullion coins are available in a variety of fun strikes and sizes to accommodate every budget. 

      To improve diversity, become a numismatic globe-trotter.

There is a whole world of exotic coins out there for you to explore. For the curious collector, a quick flick through the foreign coin bin of your local coin shop could ignite a life-long passion and for only a few dollars! There are many different coin sets you could assemble using world coins. Try making a small coin type set from your favorite country or collect a coin from every country that makes them. 

However you choose to collect, remember to keep it fun and keep what you like.

 

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BARBADOS ONE DOLLAR COIN!

The Barbadian One Dollar Coin

By Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter

Barbados is located about 250 miles north-east of Trinidad. It is completely surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the easternmost island nation in the Caribbean.

Historically, the country's economy was supported by the sugarcane trade however, over the last 30 years, manufacturing, information technology, and services such as tourism and offshore financing, have grown substantially to create a diverse and stable modern economy for this small island nation. Barbados has even been listed as one of Canada's top 5 destinations for foreign capital!

The unit of currency used in Barbados is based on the Dollar, which is divided into one hundred cents. Coinage is available in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent pieces as well as a $1 coin. Such as the specimen featured here.

The Barbadian Dollar that is still in use today is considered part of the Barbados - Commonwealth era that encompasses 1966 to the present.

After the establishment of the Central Bank of Barbados in 1972, the Barbadian Dollar officially replaced the East Caribbean dollar at equal value one year later. In 1975, the new Barbadian Dollar was then attached to the US dollar at a range of $1 US. to $2 Barbadian Dollars.

The coin in our example is known as a Barbadian One Dollar - Elizabeth II, small type; non-magnetic coin. It is composed of a copper-nickel alloy called, Cupronickel and weighs approximately 6.32 grams. This coin has a diameter of 25.85 mm, a thickness of 1.63 mm, and features an equilaterally curved heptagonal rim. Meaning, it has 7 equal sides which are slightly curved.

This specimen was minted at the Royal Canadian Mint but, does not feature any kind of mint mark. The edges are smooth and plain.

The Obverse side of this coin features a design of the National Arms of Barbados.

This design was first adopted on February 14, 1966 by a royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II, and features twin images of the national flower of Barbados called, the Pride of Barbados. Centered on a shield is a single bearded fig tree. A dolphin fish and a pelican support the shield and arms above a banner that reads, "PRIDE AND INDUSTRY".

Bookending the National Arms design are the numbers, "19" and "94", which references the date 1994 when the coin was minted.

The country's name, "BARBADOS" curves along the lower rim of the coin and beaded circle encloses each design on both sides of the coin.

The Reverse design of the 1994 Barbadian Dollar features the flying fish, which is the national fish of Barbados.

The words, "ONE DOLLAR" curve along the lower rim of the coin.

The mintage for this coin is somewhere around 3,145,000.

Thank you all for joining me on this fantastic Numismatic Adventure!

Keep growing your numismatic knowledge with this great book: Moder World Coins

A special thanks to Marsh for generously sharing his foreign coin collection with us.
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