Today there are collections of all kinds, thimbles, old toys, coins, reproductions of cars and motorcycles, stamps and, of course, lottery tickets.
There are many ways to collect lottery, there are people who decide to collect tenths of each draw, people who decide to look for a tenth of each lottery administration, even get the tenths of all the Christmas lottery draws or the kings draws, but the The most classic collection is to get a tenth of each number. The lottery has been sold since 1812, and for example, a tenth of that year could currently cost you more than €2,000.
Getting to get a complete collection, either with all the tenths since it began to be played back in 1812 or a collection that contains all the numbers, the 100,000, can have a very high value and take a lot of time, work and money.
Collections issued by lotteries
Loterías y Apuestas del Estado occasionally carries out thematic collections, such as the 1982 World Cup, emblems of the first and second division soccer teams, those of the basketball teams, historical monuments, classic cars, and soon authors from the generation of '27, in short, any excuse is a good one to start a collection, after all, it's just another hobby.
There is an association called the Spanish Association of Lottery Collectors (AECLOT) with headquarters in Calatayud, which promotes the collection of tickets and even organizes a fair to exchange them.
Currently, the tickets expire after three months, so many collectors, when buying their ticket, play with the double illusion, on the one hand, to complete their collection and on the other, of course, to get the prize, although On occasion, they may give up collecting a small prize in order to increase their collection, keeping the tenth prize itself.
