Don't Devalue Your Coins By Cleaning and/or Polishing Them This is a short guide to explain why the numismatic world frowns upon cleaned coins and those that perpetrate the deed. If you are considering the...
Gold Buffaloes The Gold Buffalo The gold buffalo is a brand new American pure gold (99.99% fine) bullion coin.The world's best known and first one-ounce gold bullion coin was the krugerrand, introduced in 1967...
Proof v. Uncirculated? We Explain the Difference We are always being asked the difference between proof and uncirculated coins. One very brief explanation is that proofs are shinier, but of course this...
How To Get Retain 100% Positive Feedback - Or Maybe Not!A guide to getting and retaining a perfect feedback score on eBay. We do not recommend all, or even most, of these suggestions, but they are worth...
How to Photograph Coins - Advice, Hints, Tips More... Coins can be difficult to photograph, but we are happy to share our experience. We recommend the best value digital SLR camera for the job. Benefit from...
Facts and Data about Platinum Platinum is a dense (heavy) hard silvery metallic element, a precious metal used in jewellery, coins, chemical engineering, and a catalyst used in industry and for car exhausts....
2005 Liberia Gold $10 - World's Smallest Gold Coins Beware many auctions offering these as "Miniature Krugerrands", 999 Fine Gold, and other dodgy descriptions.Obverse Reverse of 2005 Liberia 14 Carat Gold $10...
Chinese Lunar Calendar Year of the Dog The Chinese year 4704 is the year of the dog, and runs from 29th January 2006 to 17th February 2007.The Chinese Lunar Calendar runs in a series of 12 year and 60 year...
The London Coin Company have compiled a list of Mintage Figures for the Royal Mint Gold Proof £5 Five Pound Crown Coins giving our customers a better idea of rarety and collectability. We hope you will find it...
Not all coins advertised on Ebay as Proofs are proofs and they are just clean uncirculated coins that should be advertised as BU or Uncirculated. Many times I have looked at items for sale that state they are...