Whitman Publishing is the leading producer of products for coin collectors. This year, they released a new entry in the marketplace, their Search and Save booklets.They will open the doors to numismatics for another generation of numismatists – young and mature alike. The median age in coin collecting is about 58, and has been for decades. These numismatists began as kids, often with paper routes.If you could set aside a nickel worth eight cents you made a 60% profit from your knowledge. When inflation of the 1960s and 70s destroyed circulating coinage, the thrill of collecting from pocket change disappeared along with silver coins… and Buffalo Nickels, and Indianhead Cents.But the rewards can be found again in two new series from the US Mint celebrating the 50 states (1999-2009) and their “America the Beautiful” national parks (2010-Present).In addition, two series of dollar coins can be had: Presidents and Native Americans. Now, these Whitman products combine the tree-top view of literature with an attainable goal for novice collectors. You can find 50 State Quarter coins in change. You can fill this book with eleven of them: you do not need all 150 (50 states, 3 mints). Keep your eyes open because nice lightly circulated examples are still out there. The same applies to Jefferson Nickels and Lincoln Cents. These tools support "type collecting." Rather than one coin from each Mint from each year of issue, you only need to find one of each type, regardless of year or Mint.
