Collecting
41Coin collecting — This article is about a hobby. For the scientific study of currency, see Numismatics. Numismatics Terminology …
42Book collecting — Some inexpensive collectible books Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given individual collector.… …
43book collecting — Introduction acquisition of books, not only as texts but also as objects desirable for such qualities as their age, scarcity, historical significance, value, beauty, and evidence of association with some important person. Exercising… …
44coin collecting — Systematic accumulation and study of coins, tokens, paper money, and objects of similar form and purpose. The long held view that coin collecting began with the Italian Renaissance has been challenged by growing evidence that the activity is far… …
45Stamp collecting — is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them). It is one of the world s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United… …
46Comic Book Collecting Association — The Comic Book Collecting Association, or CBCA, is an organization dedicated to promoting the hobby of comic book collecting. Its membership is composed of collectors, dealers, and other comic book enthusiasts. It is modeled after other notable… …
47Comic book collecting — is a hobby that treats comic books and related items as collectibles or artwork to be sought after and preserved. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps (philately) or books (bibliophilia), it has a major following… …
48Record collecting — is the hobby of collecting music. Although the main focus is on vinyl records, all formats of recorded music are collected. Contents 1 History 2 Intended audience 3 Scope of collection 4 Notab …
49Patch collecting — or badge collecting (also, scutelliphily, from Latin scutellus meaning little shield , and Greek phileein meaning to love ) is the hobby of collecting souvenir patches or badges. ouvenir patchesSouvenir patches are usually shield shaped, and… …
50Insect collecting — Beetle collection at the Melbourne Museum, Australia Insect collecting is the collection of insects for hobby, scientific study or profit. Historically insect collecting has been widespread and a very popular educational hobby. Insect collecting… …
