Here is a quick and simple way to see if your coin is silver, or if buying a coin which is being sold as silver but you're not positive it is in fact silver. This picture although small, shows three coins...
This guide is for beginer ebayers that are new to coin collecting and are not aware what all the acronyms stand for yet. Like if you happen to see a title reading along the lines of "1971 Ike PR-69DC NR", you...
Maybe you've already seen the sales pitch ebay sellers are handing out, I know I have. They're trying to sell the new presidentail dollar coins as error coins. Do NOT be fooled by thier tactics! Some are...
Reserves are nice to have on items that you don't want to take a loss on, but what really gets me is that peoples don't say anything about their reserve price! It's not against any rules to tell everyone your...
Mostly NGC Holders are showing up and with the fake slab is a fake coin, but there are ways of telling the fake slabs from the real ones. Whomever is making the fake slabs are making spelling errors, wheather...
Grading of paper money is most important when collecting, small differences in grades can mean huge differences in value. First we have Gem Uncirculated (GEM) Paper notes with this grade must be flawless, just...
The first United States commemorative coin was the Columbian half dollar designed by Olin Lewis Warner. C. E. Barber engraved the obverse showing the bust of Columbus: and G. T. Morgan engraved the reverse...
The 1925 Stone Mountail Memorial Half dollar was issued to Commemorate the begining of the carving of Stone Mountain in the state of Georgia on June 18th 1923, and to honor President Warren G Harding under...
Something new to look for in the new 2007 Sacagawea dollars is edge lettering, one has already been found and graded. The Sacagawea and Presidential coins use identical planchets, and a mix-up has already...
The Peace Dollar was issued from 1921 to 1935 and was a commemorative peacce coin. The Peace Dollar was issued without congressional sanction, under the terms of the Pittman Act, which referred to the bullion...