My wife Pauline and I,with son's Sebastien and Nicolas enjoying a hot summer afternoon camping at Fundy Park, N.B., summer~2007. This article is intended to educate the coin collector about the very rare...
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...
Just my wife and sons acting silly at Disney World! At the tender age of 13, pocket change first sparked my interest towards a hobby that would last a lifetime. The fascination that one could collect an...
Watch out for fake coins from China !!!! There are many Chinese cast copies of silver dollar-sized coins being sold on ebay. I got fished in by buying a lot containing US dollars and Trade dollars, GB...
To understand the recent trend of amazing sky high prices for the ICCS certified MS 65 and better silver coins of the Canada Young head series of 1953 -1964, one has to appreciate some past history to make...
So you are going to buy a few Canadian coins off of eBay for your collection, eh? Just check the grade, check the Charlton or Haxby or Canadian Coin News and put in a bid. Yeah, right. Who's grade? First of...
There is no doubt that current auction prices on modern coins has become a bit inflamitory. Coins certified ms65 and higher by ICCS, PCGS, NGC have been reaching all time highs sometimes selling for 3X auction...
Before 2006, The 1951 SWL wasn't in the Charlton catalogue. ICCS only certify varieties listed in the Charlton catalogue, and so they did not certify the 1951 short water line variety as to variety. If you buy...
1. The ICCS grading service uses a technical grade. If there is a problem, it hurts the grade.2. NGC uses a MARKET grade. A market grade considers were a problem is! If that area is Not as visually important,...