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Coin Collecting

Posted on July 23, 2012 by | 7 comments

Bel Mar Coin Club is seeing some renewed interest from our Members, and our Meetings have been crowded since the Summer.

Are you looking for a local Coin Club?

Would you like to interact with new and seasoned Collectors?

Have you started your Coin Collection, but are not sure which coins you want to focus on for future collecting?

Bel Mar offers many years of Coin Collecting knowledge and experience from our members.

For parents of Elementary and Middle School age children, Coin Collecting is a great hobby, and a great way to spend quality time with your kids! Encourage your kids to become Coin Collectors and young Numismatists and these skills will serve them well in the future!

Join us on the 3rd Monday each month in Harford County and enjoy new and old business, show and tell, refreshments, and a lively coin Auction. (See the “Auction Sheets” Tab for this months list of coins)

For more information, see the About Page and contact our Club President; or just leave a comment and we will respond to you!

Happy Coin Collecting!

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Bel Mar Coin Show May 2012

Posted on May 29, 2012 by | 6 comments

We had a great turnout at the Bel Mar Coin Show in May!

Bel Mar Coin Club has 2 Coin Shows per year. One in May and another in October or November. We schedule our shows so as not to be in conflict with larger shows in Baltimore or Pennsylvania. Most Coin Shows have plenty of activities for the kids and for Beginner Collectors. This is the best time to browse tables to see Coin Collections and to speak with the serious Collectors and Coin Dealers who travel the Show Circuit for a living. If you have never been to a Coin Show, subscribe to our blog and watch for upcoming Posts about our next show, or about other shows in the area. You can also visit our Facebook Page to learn more about our Club or about Coin Shows.

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Beginner Coin Collecting – Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | 2 comments

Part 1 of a 5 Part Series on Coin Collecting for Beginners

As I searched the Internet for supporting material for this 5 part series I found a lot of websites and blogs that are just out there to gather the advertising dollars. Not that Ad Dollars are bad, but the articles were overshadowed by the Ads to the point where the visitor doesn’t want to stay on the website long enough to gather the information they were looking for.

This is Part 1 of a 5-Part series for Beginner’s who want to start Coin Collecting. The articles will offer some suggestions on how to get started; list some likely places to find supplies; offer a few tips and “Do’s and Don’ts” from personal experience; and offer some helpful advice on how to find the coins you want to collect at prices your budget will allow. *Note: This will not be the perfect Coin Collecting Guide and it will not offer ALL the ways to start collecting coins. These will be suggestions from Bel Mar Coin Club members and will offer tips and tricks they have learned along the way.

The best way to get started is to visit a Coin Show. If your local area does not offer one of the BIG Whitman Coin Expos, you can search www.CoinShows.com to find a Show near you.

Whitman Coin Expo

The Whitman Shows offer the most comprehensive information and supplies for Collectors, but even Local Coin Shows will have what you need to get started. If you live in a rural area, you may have to travel a good distance to get to a Coin Show, but if you have interest in Collecting Coins, it will be worth the drive to get there!

Once you arrive at the Coin Show, be sure to take it ALL in and talk to as many Coin Dealers as you possibly can. Most Coin Dealers are more than willing to share information which will help you get started in Coin Collecting. I am a fairly new (3 years) Coin Collector, and my son and I have attended 3 Whitman Coin Shows and 4 Local Coin Shows, and we have enjoyed each and every one!

Click on the underlined hyperlinks within this article to find a Coin Show near you. And remember – if you live near Harford County, Maryland, be sure to visit the next Bel Mar Coin Show!

Next Article: “Part 2 of 5: How to decide which coins to Collect!?!”

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Getting ready for May 2013

Posted on April 30, 2012 by | 13 comments

May is a BIG month for The Bel Mar Coin Club.

Our Semi-Annual Coin Show will be Saturday May 18th, 2013 beginning at 9:00 am! Mark Your Calendars Now!

Please click on the “Coin Shows“ Page for more information.

Club Members are asked to distribute Flyers, invite Friends, Family members, and Neighbors, and show up EARLY on the 19th to help set up!

But that is never a problem with our Club. Bel Mar Coin Club members are very active, and several have a table at the show. If they don’t have a table, they will be there to meet & greet and answer any questions Visitors have.

There will be a Coin Grading Specialist available to help you determine the value of your coins. You can bring your collection along, or just a few special coins you would like to have graded.

As always, there will be Coin Dealers ready & willing to buy your coins, or sell you the coins you are looking for to add to your collection. Please be sure to visit each Table, and don’t be shy – ask questions if you don’t see the types of coins you are looking for.

There is usually at least one Dealer who specializes in Currency, so bring your friends who like to collect Paper Money, too.

We are also planning a “Kid’s Auction” this time, which is always a BIG hit with our younger Collectors.

For more information, click on the “Coin Shows“ Tab above.

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