Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
Here is a bit of information about one of the lastest scams around. People are sending out fake postal orders so here are a few points for you to remember if and when you receive one.On the left hand side...
Three Good Reasons for Collecting Crown Coins; The Crown is normally the largest silver coin issued during most reigns. Crowns have generally been struck in large enough quantities to enable a collector to...
The Gold Sovereign A brief history, with technical specifications. Gold sovereigns are probably the world's most famous and recognisable coins.We are limited to 10 images per review, so we have created...
On visiting coin fairs and dealers' shops in the UK these days you will usually find at least a smattering of coins for sale which are held in officially authenticated plastic holders. The same is true of...
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...
Brief History Of The One Pound Coin The history of the British one pound coin really starts with the gold sovereign, first issued in 1489 for Henry VII, which were the first one pound coins, and were last...
Legal Tender - British Coins Currency The term "Legal Tender" has a narrow technical meaning, and it not interchangeable for "currency" or "current".Scottish Northern Irish Banknotes Are Scottish Northern...
Can you explain the difference between a commemorative coin and a circulating coin? There are circulating coins, commemorative coins and circulating commemoratives so we need to look closely at our...
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...