Dog Coin Collecting - Part 2
The design of the Norwegian coin has a Norwegian Elkhound embossed on it.
They also offer a coin set featuring coins with that Country's birds and animals.
These coins were first produced in the year 1958.
This design includes animals such as horse, squirrel, grouse and moose.
Another coin that could include with the three coins mentioned earlier is the fifty cent 1967 Canadian Centennial Commemorative coin series.
This portrays the timber wolf with its head raised to the sky as though it is calling its mate.
You may extend your imagination to hear his frightening call.
We had indicated earlier that only three modern coins featured dogs on them however if you include timber wolf as a breed of a dog the number will raise to four.
Timber wolves could be considered a breed of dog since it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.
This figure will go up considerably if you consider the year date of such coins.
The coins of Norway and Ireland are reissued every year with the date being unchanged.
Hence you will find that there are twelve varieties of the coin with Elkhound and fifteen to twenty of the coins with Wolfhound; these have been minted both in nickel and copper.
In case a person is fond of dogs as well as coin collection, he would be keen to collect samples of these coins at least to use it as a conversation piece.
Regular coil collectors would like to collect the whole set of coins.
In case you are not familiar about coin collecting the following steps will guide you to get started on coin collection.
1.
Refer to the coin collection books in the public library and research the information on coin collection.
2.
Locate a coin dealer in your locality who can assist in your starting coin collection; normally such people help beginners.
They may also be a collector of dog coins themselves.
3.
Locate coin dealers by referring to yellow pages; they might give relevant advice on coin collection and give references of other dealers who can be of immense help.
4.
Check your local book store to find a coin magazine and check the advertisements of dealers in the country and also their specialties in this magazine.
Once you collect reasonable amount of coins you would be interested in displaying them in the pubic; nowadays people are crazy about interior decoration.
They often display small grouped pictures and displaying a small coin collection nicely fits with this theme.
Coin exhibition attracts a lot of visitors; for exhibiting coins without any damages occurring you can put them in plastic pockets; there are transparent plastic pockets available to hold individual coins which give a clear view and gives protection.
Man's best friend, the dog, deserves a fitting tribute and hope that the nations will consider paying this tribute through their coinage.
They also offer a coin set featuring coins with that Country's birds and animals.
These coins were first produced in the year 1958.
This design includes animals such as horse, squirrel, grouse and moose.
Another coin that could include with the three coins mentioned earlier is the fifty cent 1967 Canadian Centennial Commemorative coin series.
This portrays the timber wolf with its head raised to the sky as though it is calling its mate.
You may extend your imagination to hear his frightening call.
We had indicated earlier that only three modern coins featured dogs on them however if you include timber wolf as a breed of a dog the number will raise to four.
Timber wolves could be considered a breed of dog since it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.
This figure will go up considerably if you consider the year date of such coins.
The coins of Norway and Ireland are reissued every year with the date being unchanged.
Hence you will find that there are twelve varieties of the coin with Elkhound and fifteen to twenty of the coins with Wolfhound; these have been minted both in nickel and copper.
In case a person is fond of dogs as well as coin collection, he would be keen to collect samples of these coins at least to use it as a conversation piece.
Regular coil collectors would like to collect the whole set of coins.
In case you are not familiar about coin collecting the following steps will guide you to get started on coin collection.
1.
Refer to the coin collection books in the public library and research the information on coin collection.
2.
Locate a coin dealer in your locality who can assist in your starting coin collection; normally such people help beginners.
They may also be a collector of dog coins themselves.
3.
Locate coin dealers by referring to yellow pages; they might give relevant advice on coin collection and give references of other dealers who can be of immense help.
4.
Check your local book store to find a coin magazine and check the advertisements of dealers in the country and also their specialties in this magazine.
Once you collect reasonable amount of coins you would be interested in displaying them in the pubic; nowadays people are crazy about interior decoration.
They often display small grouped pictures and displaying a small coin collection nicely fits with this theme.
Coin exhibition attracts a lot of visitors; for exhibiting coins without any damages occurring you can put them in plastic pockets; there are transparent plastic pockets available to hold individual coins which give a clear view and gives protection.
Man's best friend, the dog, deserves a fitting tribute and hope that the nations will consider paying this tribute through their coinage.
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