Coin Collecting (Numismatics)
Hold history in your palm and chase the coins that tell its story.
~$43Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
30–60 minTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$43 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
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Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 30–60 min at a time, $43 to find out whether it sticks.
SpaceSmall corner
The path12 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$26
- Get a loupe, some flips and a reference book
- Never clean a coin
Then the quests
- Hunt through your change for something interesting
- Start a themed collection
- Identify a coin's date, mint and metal
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