Morgan Dollars Folks, just sharing my experience and hopefully save you some pain. I buy American Morgan dollars to build up my collection. Recently I have noticed a larger and larger number coming from...
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...
If you buy a Greek or Roman coin from a major auction house specializing in numismatic material your chances of acquiring a fake coin are relatively slight and for that assurance you usually pay a premium...
How Do I Store My Coins? Coin collectors always seem to have difficulty in deciding how to store their coins. Ideally, coin storage should preserve the coin from damage by humidity and chemicals, yet allow...
Scanning Coins using a flat bed scanner One of the easiest ways to get pictures of coins is by using a flat bed scanner. You can achieve very good pictures using a scanner, but they are unlikely to be of...
An explanation of weight measures and their history and weight conversion tables. Weight Table --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 oz avoirdupois = 437.500 grains...
This guide is designed to help new coin collectors spot fake and reproduction Hammered Medieval Silver coins. It is often difficult for those starting off in coin collecting to spot fake hammered silver coins....
A Table of Kings Queens of England A useful table of Kings and Queens of England names and dates for dating coins, furniture, stamps and just about anything else. The Saxons 1 Offa 757 - 796 2 ...
At present there are a number of large coins of this type on ebay. They are usually advertised as 'gold/silver 5oz' giving the impression that they are composed of silver and/or gold. In reality the Malawi 50...
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....