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The article focuses on several numismatics-related reports with catchy and clever titles, including one on Canada's issuance of a dollar coin commemorating the Parthenon and another on the sale of a collection of 2009-dated quarters owned by businessman Nathan Slade.

The article discusses the impact of the Prohibition in 1920 on the U.S. currency, which can be seen in the Peace dollar, the so-called Silly Putty, and the image of Roman god Mercury in 10-cent coins in 1916.

The article offers certain topics that a numismatists or a coins collector should have knowledge on the topics including herpetology, hermeneutics and oenology.

A glossary of jargon related to coin collecting is presented including brilloant uncirculated, piece dollar and pedigreedy.

The article offers tips for numismatists when explaining their hobby to non-numismatists. Topics covered include the value of using tall tales to illustrate a point, the effectiveness of concocting more interesting explanations to pique the audience's interest, and dealing with questions on tiny coins like the 3-cent pieces and gold dollars.

The article focuses on the hazards of cleaning coins. Topics discussed include the use of ultrasonic coin-cleaning machine for coin cleaners, factors which contributes coin tarnishing and tips for preservation of ancient coins and other numismatic collections. It also highlights the impacts overuse cleaners in the quality and grading of coin collections and offers tips for coin conservation.

The article presents insights on the term "original" in the field of collectibles such as coin collecting. It states that coin collectors want coins in absolutely perfect condition and they also want items with original surfaces. It adds that philatelists face same challenges with coin collectors since some are obsessed with original adhesive on the back of a stamp.

The article focuses on the challenge of collecting prehistoric money. Topics discussed, include the scandals faced by banks associated with the earliest known currency, the role of pre-lingual grading, and the use to rocks and shells as currency. Moreover, it says that ancient coins are not old if one considers it in a futuristic concept.

The article reports that the Bagmark Community College in Bagmark, South Dakota offers courses in numismatic. A student in the "Grading Coins in Zero Gravity" course gains knowledge during a class field trip. The topics examined includes trying to look through a loupe while it is still folded up and cramming coins into an album without removing the plastic covers.

The article offers information on the emergence of online dating web sites for the coin-collecting community. It highlights some of these web-based networks and discusses the common attitudes of participants. Also provided are some humorous tips for coin collectors who want to join these virtual communities.

The article offers the author's view on collecting coins and notes that feature Queen Elizabeth II, the ruler of Great Britain. The author states that the portrait of Queen Elizabeth in coins has faced a number of makeovers. The author notes owning coins of every shape and size with the face of Queen Elizabeth on them. The author mentions of wanting to own the 220-pound gold coin that the Royal Canadian Mint made in 2007.

The article offers tips for collecting coins. It suggests buying a book like "Moby-Dick" while saving money for a coin. It adds buying the best coin that is affordable, learning about a coins' design and historical significance, and attending coin shows and conventions. It also suggests expanding the collecting horizon, knowing the local coin dealers and sharing the experiences with others.

The article presents a humorous account of the author's desired numismatic auction. He states that he wants his auction to be complete with a catalog and a preview pages of a coin magazine and consign his coins to an auction house with more-or-less attendees who are trained to gently urge others into increasing their bids. Some of the numismatic items that the author will offer in his auction are explored/

The article discusses several historical fads in coin collecting in the U.S. It states that in the 1930's, coin hobbyists were told to clean their collections through sandblasting it in the Dust Bowl's cyclones. It cites that the patent-leather flips with coin varieties featuring the cartoons from Warner Brothers Inc. was introduced in the 1950s. It also mentions peace dollars, love tokens, and coins featuring long-haired presidents were featured in the 1960s.

The article offers the author's insights on the reasons why do people collect coins such as curiosity, sense of achievement, and pride of ownership. The author mentions that curiosity leads the desire to collect, in which he relates his experience on wanting to know about the coins that he had obtained. He states that sense of achievement if one of factors that drive collectors. Moreover, he says that non-collectors do not appreciate what collectors do.

The article offers the author's insights on collecting of coins in the U.S. He says that valuation of coin need to know the difference between average and mean, in which the average price is what one's paid. He mentions that collectors or numismatists spent time counting design elements on coins and the half cent is the smallest denomination produced by the U.S. Mint.

The article offers information on numismatic specialists. It mentions that Gasparroenterologists work on the reverses of Lincoln Memorial cents while money chiropractors fix bent pieces. It mentions that numismedics prescribe powerful drugs like pennycillin and that large cents are prone to cranial oddities. Moreover, coin doctor extracted the swallowed cents while leeches are placed on coins to improve their luster.

The article offers brief information on several products from Nu-mischief including Silver-Colored Coin Cleaner, Roman Numeral Digital Scale, and Coin Mittens.

The article discusses the definition of rarity used among numismatist in identifying coins. Noted is the rarity scale that runs from R-1 to R-10 wherein 1 represents pocket change, a 5 is a medium rare, and 10 is Bo Derek rare. Identified is the Lincoln-Kennedy coincidence penny as the extremely rare coin in a category labelled as the same. However, some coins that are once rare have become common such as the 1903-O silver dollar that were stored in a government vault until 1962.

A joke is presented about the author's curse on computer as he searches on details about his collection of coins.