Lotology

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Lotology is the hobby of collecting lottery tickets. While Lotologists 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" or Global Lottery Ticket Collectors Society [1] 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. [2] 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 .