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Catering To Credit Card Collectors Is Big Business

Jessica Clifton2023-06-15T15:43:40+01:00

The United States Mint is a government agency that shows a profit. Why? Because the Mint caters to collectors. It has extensive coin collector programs that generate hundreds of millions of dollars in profits annually. Walk into practically any United States Post Office and look around.  You'll probably see at least...

Credit Card Collecting Hobby Glossary

Jessica Clifton2023-06-12T11:06:00+01:00

Many new people interested in collecting credit cards and other types of credit pieces are joining the American Credit Card Collectors’ Society. It's important everyone understands the credit card collecting hobby's terminologies. Here goes: Credit card collecting terms you need to know Affinity Card A MasterCard or Visa bank credit card sponsored...

How to Get Additional Credit Cards for Your Collection

Jessica Clifton2023-06-01T10:01:28+01:00

When applying for MasterCards and Visas, many people who collect credit cards have determined that the issuers of these cards are very sensitive regarding the number of inquiries on our credit files. I'd like to  suggest a method of enlarging your collection while not increasing the number of file...

ID Numbers of Bank Card Issuers Explained

Jessica Clifton2023-05-18T10:39:01+01:00

Are secrets buried in account numbers? You would certainly think so based upon how secretive Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are about what some of the numbers in your account mean. What do the digits on credit cards mean? The first four digits of a Visa indicate the issuing bank. Every...

Finding Undervalued Credit Pieces

Jessica Clifton2023-05-04T11:56:40+01:00

Stories of finding credit pieces for a few dollars that are worth $50.00 or more apiece are becoming commonplace. So which dealers should a credit card collector approach to find some of these under-priced specimens? How to find undervalued credit cards for your collecting hobby Generally speaking, there are places to...

Collecting Tips for Credit Coins and Credit Cards

Jessica Clifton2023-04-20T09:51:57+01:00

Since completeness tends to increase a collection's value, pick a specialty area within credit card collecting that offers a chance to assemble a large representative group. 3 tips on collecting charge coins and plates When collecting charge coins, stay away from rusted or damaged pieces. Inferior pieces attract little attention...