A Third Party Grading Service or TPG Service is a company that provides the service of authenticating and determining the state of preservation of a coin. They are called Third Party because they have no...
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...
Having bought and sold coins on Ebay for 5+ years,I have learned a few valuable tips for buyers and sellers.I am listing a few below that should be of some help to a few Ebayers. Last revised: March 6,2009 1)...
Purity: The purest form of Gold considered 24 karats is equal to roughly 99.9 percent purity. Sometimes when looking at the stamp inside of gold rings, bracelets or other gold jewellery the numerical...
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...
Branch Mints Since 1871, British sovereigns were struck at branch mints, in addition to the Royal Mint in London.The first branch mint to strike sovereigns was Sydney in Australia. It made good sense to...
Hello to all the readers out there in eBay, and thank you for taking the time to read my guide. In contrast to my other guides, this will be short, sweet, and to the point. This is a list of what I consider...
Thousands of replica notes were produced prior to the Hobby Protection Act of 1971-73. These copies greatly outnumber the originals and, for the most part, were intended to mark the centennial of the Civil...
As the value of nickel continues to escalate, I decided to write a little piece on the intriguing concept of nickel bullion.Many older Canadian nickels have the unique feature of actually being made out of...
THE MERCURY DIME SEMI KEY DATES , ARE AS FOLLOWS THE 1921-P, 1921-D, 1926-S, 1930-S AND OF COURSE THE 1931-D AND 1931-S. TO THE MERCURY DIME COLLECTOR, SUCH AS MYSELF, MOST OF THE HOBBY'S FOCUS ( AND HYPE )...