- Lotology
Lotology is the hobby of collecting
lottery ticket s. WhileLotologist s collect all types of lottery tickets, The primary collectables are "scratch off" lottery tickets. There are three primary types of collections:
*"SC" or "scratched" lottery tickets are the primary collectable. ~75% of lotologists collect and trade used lottery tickets.
*"SV" or "Sample-Void" lottery tickets are tickets that are printed by the lotteries for training or proofing purposes. ~10% of lotologists collect this type of ticket.
*"MT" or "Mint" tickets are regular lottery tickets that have not been scratched at all in any way. ~15% of lotologists collect mint tickets.The "GLCS" orGlobal Lottery Collector's Society [http://www.lotterycollectors.com] is the major club in the US, although there are clubs in Europe also.There is also a database of all the United States lottery tickets at the lotologist.com. [http://database.lotologist.com] Where pictures and values of collectible lottery tickets can be found.A catalogue of the UK National Lottery Scratchcards can be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/victaylor/ScratchIndex.html .
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