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It is never a good idea to clean a coin, unless you seek a well known professional service. A coin that is cleaned will drop in value to its respective grade no matter how rare it is. All household products...
It is simply and broadly true that you should buy the best materials you can afford. Therefore, generally speaking, you should not buy damaged collectibles. It is also true that “one man’s trash is another...
This is a comprehensive list of numismatic reference guides and articles compiled by Brandon Kelley and the members of the Collector's Universe (PCGS) forums....
Many of you might have discovered by accident that the wonderful world of Elongated coins has quite a following, no you are not alone. Some important hard and fast rules in collecting is; collect what your...
Courtesy of Heritage Galleries Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. By Jim Halperin After two decades of dramatic false starts and long, slow price declines, we may be on the verge of a real bull market in...
Lately I have seen a ton of coins advertised on Ebay as key date coins. When I do a little research, I find that the coin they listed as Key Date, is far from a key date coin! Some of the things to consider...
I recently purchased a coin on Ebay that was "certified," by "Gallery Coin Compay." Similar to the other guide regarding using caution about graded coin companies, my coin was supposedly worth $10,000 plus....
VERY Popular among modern collectors are the 1909 - 1916 Matte Proof Lincolns. Only a few thousand on the average were coined each year, and had an unusual granular appearance. The MINT used this style, which...