COIN COLLECTING IN 2009 The year got off to a very difficult start for many people as the, arguably media-driven,'recession' started to bite hard in January. Many investors were sitting on the sidelines...
Why do we love collecting coins? For some it's the finding the unrecorded variety , for others it's the history and for some it's the fascination. For me it's a bit of all that and more. I've been a collector...
Please please please be careful buying these coins, there are so many coins out there being advertised as .999 silver with photos showing ag .999 1oz. If this were true....They should weigh accordingly! In...
A few years ago we started a website called eCoinPrices.Com to enable the public to have Free Online access to learn the Value of Rare Coins. eCoinPrices.Com also gives the current market price of each issue...
NOW who would not like to know that. I know of one coin you should buy now IT is a coin that I missed,I know about it,I talked about it. But I missed it THE mint was selling 2006-W UNC Silver Eagle for...
A VERY GOOD TIP If you are honest like me and find that you have sold many items, and winner decides not to select Recorded Post Insurance and decides to pay for the cheapest post option then says he/she has...
Assigning a grade to a coin is an art, not a science. It is often highly subjective, especially when working with Mint State coins where small differences in grade make big differences in price. Even so,...
Normally, a coins design is upright on both sides when the coin is flipped over vertically. A ROTATED DIES error is when the reverse die is not aligned properly with the obverse die. This type of error can...
Politics and rare coins might not seem to go together, but they are linked throughout the history of the United States. From the first coins of the 1650s to the change you carry in your pocket today, political...
What are the different certification services available, and how do I get my coins certified by them? The three organizations which have the best reputations for strict, consistent grading-and whose coins...