Giving a Coin as a Gift

Coins make great gifts and they are easy to purchase. There are also so many different kinds of coins. Coins for the most part do not lose their value and there different ways of getting the coins. There are different coins for different occasions. One way of giving coins as gifts is to have the coin graded and slabbed. Slabbed means placed in a holder to make the coin more attractive and to add information about the coin. For example the holder will have the type of coin and the year the coin was minted and what grade the coin was graded. Grading is subjective but for the most part PR70 means it is a perfect coin and PR69 means almost perfect and so forth.

There are different grading scales but again having a 1940 Silver Quarter from the US Mint at PR66 would be a very nice gift. This is also a good way of giving foreign coins since the holder will tell a little about the coin of choice and what country it is from. There are several ways of getting graded and slabbed coins. One can go to a coin show and purchase them out right. One can go to online stores and order them on line. An example of this kind of website is http://www.cheapslabs.com . Another way of obtaining these types of coins is to go on an auction site such as Ebay and bid on one. I just obtained a PR70 (Proof) Nevada Quarter for under $10.00 and it is slabbed in a holder and this will keep the coin protected and worth more than I paid for it.

Another way of giving coins as a gift is giving coins in a special set to the person in question. The US Mint offers several packages as gift sets such as the new nickels or the proof sets of the coins for that year which include the penny, the nickel, the dime, the quarter, and the half dollar. There are several websites like the US Mint that you can get these very attractive sets online. Do a google search for US Mint and you should get at least 59 million hits which should keep you busy searching for coin gifts.

A way of giving coins as a gift and to get them started with the hobby of coin collecting is to get a combination of coins whether it is US coins or foreign coins and a book about those types of coins that you purchased. On Ebay you can bid or purchase coin combos that have several different coins in the group and then go to a bookstore such as Barnes & Noble and buy the book on those types of coins.

Another coin gift is to get a membership into a coin collection group where the person in question joins a coin collection group online to receive certain types of coins every month. They may have to pay a fee for the coin each month but it is worth it. An example of this type of website is http://www.littletoncoin.com this website has different types of coins both foreign and domestic. Again do a google search on Coin Clubs and you will get over six million hits.

If the person in question is already into coin collecting then getting them a subscription to any of the coin magazines that are available by searching google or getting coin books for them from local book stores. Coins are really an interesting gift because of the history and value attached to coins. Coins do not lose their value and there are so many different coins of value and history to collect. Coins will be appreciated as a gift and if packaged the right way it could be a real investment.