Unique Holiday Gift Ideas for Coin Collectors

Coin collecting is a very popular hobby. Some coin collectors collect sets such as the State Quarters and the upcoming National Park Quarters that will be released starting in 2010. Others collect old coins such as Lincoln wheat pennies, mercury dimes and half dollars. This is a guide to help you find the perfect holiday gift for any coin collector on your shopping list.

Coin Collector Gift Idea #1
One of the most important aspects of coin collecting is knowing what coins are valuable and which ones are not. A great gift idea for any coin collector is to buy them a pricing guide. You can buy the 2010 Red Book 63rd Edition Guide of Valuable Coins by Yeoman and Kenneth Bressett on this website for $9.64.

Coin Collector Gift Idea #2
On this website you will also find a nice Whitman 8 Folder Starter set for $22.39. This is a set that includes folders to store coins in for Lincoln Memorial Pennies from 1959-1998, Jefferson Nickels from 1962-1995, Roosevelt Dimes 1965, Washington Quarters from 1965-2000, and the Statehood Quarters from 1999-2006. This nice set makes it easy for them to keep their coins organized and to know what coins they are missing from their collections. The folder books fit nicely on any shelf. This set is a great starter set for a new coin collector or even for an experienced coin collector.

Coin Collector Gift Idea #3
Another great holiday gift idea for coin collectors is to subscribe to a coin collectors magazine. There are numerous publications that cover the hobby of coin collecting. At Coinworld.com you can subscribe to an online edition for $9.99 a year for them that has coin values, paper money values and worldwide coins.

Another great coin collecting magazine is Coins magazine which costs $20.98 for 12 issues to be sent to your coin collector's mailbox each month. This magazine gives values of coins and has interesting stories about the world of coin collecting and photos of rare coins. Any coin collector would love getting one of these magazines as a gift.

Coin Collector Gift Idea #4
This website has a beautiful National Park Quarter Album for $16.88. This album will house the new US Mint National Park Quarters that will be released starting in 2010. This collection will total 56 coins over a 10 year period from 2010-2020 in both Philadelphia and Denver Mints. This album would be a nice gift for any coin collector so they will be ready to store the new coins when they are released. This album also gives a nice history of the National Parks.

Coin Collector Gift Idea #5
Cafepress has unique coin collector tshirts, sweatshirts, magnets and more that you will not find anywhere else because they are designed by the store owners. You can find designs such as actual images of coins on tshirts, sayings like trust me I'm a coin collector, numismatists mount what they do, and got coins on over 600 different products. I am sure you will find something here that any coin collector would love.