The U.S. Mint will begin accepting orders for its last 2020 product on Dec. 19, which is the Georgia Innovation dollar coin. This will be sold in rolls and bags of circulation-quality strikes of Denver and Philadelphia mint coins.
The design features a view of flowers from the Trustees Garden. To order coins from the U.S. Mint, visit ITS website at www.usmint.gov, or call them at 1-800-USA-MINT.
There will be a coin show on Dec. 22 at the Springhill Suites Hotel in Devens (two miles north of Exit 37 off Route 2) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Off-street parking is free, but there is an admission charge.
Since this is the last column before the holidays, we will conclude our annual series of advice on gift-giving for collectors. Previously, price guides and publications were covered, so supplies will be featured here.
If a collector is a beginner or you want to get them interested in a hobby, a basic album is appropriate for coins or stamps. There are several types of folders for coins; most cover a certain series of a certain denomination, such a Jefferson Nickels.
Folders come in the basic, thumb — pushes — coin into slots type, or better ones with sliding plastic windows on both sides of the coin slot. Stamp albums can be basic or comprehensive, and cover just the United States, some other country, or the whole world, at different levels.
Coin collectors who want to collect ones of their own choice can use 2-inch-by-2-inch cardboard (stapled shut) holders with plastic windows, which can be inserted into 20-pocket plastic pages to place in a binder. Stamp collectors can use cardboard or plastic stock sheets with various row sizes to customize their stamp collection.
Sports card collectors often use eight-or nine-pocket clear plastic pages to store cards, which fit into three-ring binders. Special cardboard storage boxes can be used to fit larger groups or year sets of cards.
These supplies will have to be purchased on line, as there are no outlets in the North Quabbin region which carry these items.
The author hopes that this advice has been useful, and would like to wish our readers a happy holiday season.