whats a good thing to collect that might be worth a lot later?

Question

i tried collecting coins but their so expensive. im looking for something cheap, and fun to collect.

Answer 1

Try coin collecting again. It doesn't have to cost you a lot. You can go to the bank and pick of a box of coin (whichever denomination you like) for exactly face value. A box of pennies is $25, a box of nickels is $100, a box of dimes is $250 and boxes of quarters or half dollars are $500. You don't have to buy the whole box. The bank can pull out whatever amount you like.

Once you get a box, you can go through and pull out the better coins (there are books to help with this or websites). You can pick up a coin album and try to fill all the holes (get one for each year) or just search for interesting ones.

The coins that you don't want can be returned to the bank and put straight back into your account (though it's often better to return the coins to a different bank (not just a different branch but a different bank) so that you don't search the same coins over and over). Everything you find will have been obtained at face value. You'd be surprised what people have found. Check out these links to see:
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1902&whichpage=1
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11494&whichpage=1
http://www.foundinrolls.com/

Also check your change for interesting finds.

Some things to search for: wheat pennies, silver dimes, silver quarters, old coins, error coins, coins with the "S" mintmark - it could be a proof coin etc. There's always the chance that you could find a real treasure!

It's also helpful to buy a red book. It can help you price your coins and will answer many of the questions you may have.

OR IF THAT'S NOT FOR YOU...

http://www.spacefem.com/quizzes/hobby/

*Edit* forgot to add the links. Lol.

Answer 2

Stamps are a good thing to collect, I agree that coins to get expensive. I used to collect old glass bottles, like the ones on the beach old coke bottles, things like that. Some people will pay a hefty price for antiques. You could try collecting themed things. For example, Pirates of the Caribbean, Start Wars, and anything else you can think of!

Answer 3

Who's lawyer? The bank? Seems weird for a bank to sue in small claims. Gather all of your records, charge receipts, payments. Put them in chronological order. Even if you owe $1.00, the bank can and probably has ran up the bill by tacking on late fees and interest penalties. In small claims, the plaintiff doesn't ask you questions, the case is presented to the judge. The judge then asks your defense and you present any relevant evidence and/or testimony. How much are we talking about here? It just seems so ridiculous to take this to small claims. Have they been calling you trying to collect? This might be viewed as harassment and should be mentioned to the judge.

Answer 4

Heard on Antique Roadshow that cereal boxes are really easy to store & will be highly collectible later. Especially ones like Wheaties that change so often. You can eat the cereal & just unfold the box so it is flat for storage. If the show has a website, they may have more ideas for you on there.

Answer 5

That's the million dollar question. Unfortunately, everyone saves everything so nothing becomes rare, and so they don't increase in value.

If you want something fun, just collect what you like but don't expect to make money.

If you want it to earn money, how about savings bonds? You get them at the bank for $50.00, and then they earn interest every year for 30 years.
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Answer 6

i would say stamps. Some stamps to the right dealers are worth a lot of money.

Answer 7

my dad collect stamps and postcards,

i collect piggins

Answer 8

Cold hard cash.

Answer 9

swatch watches? you can get them cheap on ebay.

Answer 10

Money.