You are looking for that special coin to finish a collection, or you are one of the millions buying the statehood quarters. How do you make sure you are getting what you want without getting ripped off? Many...
IF THIS GUIDE IS HELPFUL PLEASE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you're looking at this guide that means you want free money, and dont we all. But you do have to work for it. How? By going through rolls of...
Greetings to all numismatic collectors. The following is a few points on grading your own material. US coins cover the time period from 1793 to present day coinage of the NEW Jefferson nickel. Every coin...
There are compelling reasons for collectors to only buy PCGS, NGC, and ANACS certified coins. I don't include ICG since they've consistently failed to crossover to ANY of the companies just listed in my...
Investing in American Silver Eagles (ASE) I started buying ASE when they first came out in 1986. I remember I bought them in green-top tubes with 20 ASE contained in each tube. At first I could get them at...
Hello to all my fellow coin collectors on eBay, and thank you for taking the time to read my guide. I have written several guides prior to this one and I have decided to try to consolidate all my knowledge...
This one is dear to me, so I hope it isnt to long, grab a drink and kick back for a old collectors view on toned coins, and the caution in buying! While grading is perhaps the most hotly debated topic in...
1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the ...
Courtesy of Heritage Galleries Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. By Jim Halperin The coin world is poised once again for another roller coaster ride in the marketplace. As soon as the word was out that major...
Most of us who begin collecting coins are confused at the numerous guides and grading guidelines that are existing. We tend to be silent in the presence of more knowledgeable collectors, coin dealers,...