Coins have been used as currency for thousands of years, and collecting these tiny pieces of history has become a popular pastime. For many, coin collecting is a true passion, a real-life treasure hunt. Since...
Coin collecting ranks as one of the world?s most popular hobbies and each coin minted in the United States gives you the opportunity to hold a piece of history in your hands. Whether you want a single...
Those ugly old green and grey and black war nickels! Most people went out of their way to not even touch them for fear of getting their hands dirty, and surely wouldn't let their children play with them. This...
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...
Collecting Westward Journey Nickels by Don Mesler (scripophile) Historical Background The Louisiana Purchase, the acqusition from France of the land west of the Mississippi River ranging from New Orleans...
Buffalo nickel collectors - MUST READ! I am writing this guide to inform fellow coin collectors and investors about my recent coin buying experience on ebay. I spotted a couple of very nice looking early...
Courtesy of Heritage Galleries Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. Mintmark: A letter or other mark on a coin denoting the mint that manufactured the coin. US coins are avidly collected by date and mintmark, and...
It was while I was on Ebay searching for antique and unusual medical instruments and devices to use as props in a motion picture I was directing that I stumbled upon the strange world of Violet Ray Wands. A...
WOW ! If there ever was a series of coins that, - Let's Say, "A bunch of error collectors all got together and decided to create", it would have to be Washington Quarters! This collection has a little bit of...
After receiving many questions about coins on Ebay or just from inquiring collectors looking for some help. I decided to write a short guide on ten helpful topics for the novice. Information I would have...