collecting

Hello! I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas and I've recently started diving into the world of crystal/mineral collecting! I've only just scratched the surface of this topic/hobby, so I'm hoping to learn a lot as I go! I am just curious if anyone else lives in the same state, where you typically go...

What's the scoop on collecting pennies, nickels as a hedge for if/when the economy collapses? I've heard copper pennies are worth much more than one cent. Nickels melt value is 4.7 cents. Anyone (else) hording these coins as a sort of poor-mans insurance policy? Looked for this discussion: If...

Hello, I am currently doing a project on collecting in particular reference to buttons. I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide me information on their own button collecting. I was wondering how the collection came about? - why do you collect buttons? How do you collect/store the...

My oldest son is 18 and has a bone disorder that has made his bones as brittle as a 60-70 year old. He may never be able to live on his own. exercise is one of the treatments for him and he wants to try his hand a mining and rockhounding. We have been told that we can't sell any finds we may pan...