Coin Collecting

Lira of Italian Republic is a project of the "Officina della Medaglia",so called because this project wants to create a series of coins-medals representing the eleven main coins of the Lira denomination,in...

Grading coinsThe condition of a coin is commonly summarized by a grade. Because the value of collectible coins often varies dramatically with grade and overly generous grading is not uncommon, reasonable...

Putting Rare Coin Market Cycles to Work for You...Until recently many people believed U.S. stocks would go up forever.However, recent crashes in high tech stocks and the overall stock market correction...

While learning to clean old coins, you should experiment with different techniques to find a method that works best.
As you begin to clean ancient coins, experiment to find methods that work best for you....

When you were a child, did you ever have a lucky penny or other coin collection? Back then you knew how exciting it was to find change. With some homework, you could determine where your coins were minted...

A Beginners Guide to Collecting Inexpensive Old Coins
Collecting old coins is like holding a piece of history right in your hand. It is common to find affordable ancient Roman coins that are 1600 years...

What the Heck Does "Sterling" Mean? We hear and see "sterling silver this" and "sterling silver that" almost every day, yet many shoppers do not understand what it really means. Does "sterling" mean "pure"?...

How to Collect Rare Coins For Fun and ProfitTime has proven that collectors tend to make the most money in rare coins because they search out "undervalued coins" and buy during market lulls. Buying in...

Perhaps no coin being collected today conjures up visions of the old west like the Morgan Dollar. Minted from 1878 to 1904 and then for one more year in 1921, the changes that took place in America during...

A rare U.S. dime valued at $1 million is one of the 15,000 coins with a combined value of more than $40 million that will be sold by Heritage Galleries of Dallas, Texas in the worlds largest rare coin...

Many times I get asked the question of why a certain coin is worth more than another particular coin. While valuing coins is not an exact science, there are three primary factors that weigh into considering...

The best way to organize and value your coin collection CoinManage is a program for managing your coin collection. Features include a database of more than 16,000 US, Canadian and English coins, images...

If you walk accross a street and you see a quarter on the ground would you pick it up ? I bet you would. Now, what if the coin you saw lying there was a penny, would you still pick it up ? Some folks would...

Why Gold American Eagle Coins are Popular among Collectors
Gold coins are a favorite of coin collectors with an eye toward investment. Not only are golden coins lovely to behold, but they also have a value...

One vivid memory of my very early childhood back in the 1960s was of driving to church on Sunday mornings with my family. Since my grandparents lived close to us, Dad would always swing by and pick them...

A Guide to Rare Coins in Circulation Today
Its usually a small thing that turns regular looking money into valuable rare coins. Last years materials used instead of this years, a tiny symbol left off...

Some tips for the beginner on paper money collecting, including where to obtain it, specialising , values, trading, authenticity and condition.
Paper money is older than you might think. The practice of...

Gold. Rare, beautiful, and unique. Treasured as a store of value for thousands of years, it is an important and secure asset. It has maintained its long term value, is not directly affected by the economic...

How to Select a Coin Dealer for Your Coin Collection
Why do I Need a Coin Dealer?
It is very difficult to build a collection of rare coins without a connection to a good coin dealer. If you are an investor...

One of the most popular hobbies today is coin collecting. Coin collecting is a fun pastime that can be enjoyed by anyone.
The premise of coin collecting lies in the idea that certain coins are more valuable...

Coin collections can be prized possessions that can be handed down from generation to generation. There are even coin collections today that can fetch a prize up to hundreds and thousands of dollars. Coin...

Throughout history, gold has been a highly valued substance. Its unique properties and relative scarcity caused almost every world culture to use it as a form of money, as well as a way to "store" value....

A Brief History of Coins and Coin Collecting
Very few things tell more about a country in fewer words than the coins it produces. Coins hold a wealth of information on their small faces, from the year...

To review our last segment, the Lincoln Cent has undergone many changes. From the VDB initials controversy, composition changes and reverse changes nearly 50 years ago (from Wheat to Memorial). The versatile...

Do I have to Buy the Best Quality Coins if I Want to Make Money?By Keith Scott, Mountain View CoinsBuy quality! Buy quality! Buy quality! Thats all you hears these days when you are considering rare coins...

For years, I had a fight with The Wall Street Journal editorial board over its front-page summary of market indexes, which highlights a dozen daily indicators, including stocks, bonds, oil, the dollar,...

Here you can find some interesting coin facts, from how they were made, to what they are made of. United States coins have been around since the late 1700s, and they have made dramatic changes from then...

Silver is the most common of the Precious Metals. Its working qualities are very similar to gold. Pure silver, which is seldom used for jewelry because it is too soft. Silver weighs about half as much...

New .9999 fine (24 karat) 1-oz legal tender $50 gold coins will be added to the U.S. Mints line of gold bullion coins in 2006 when President Bush signs into law a bill that Congress passed in December....

Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced....

The Scottish Heirloom Company, like most jewellery manufacturers, produces our product range in Sterling Silver, 10 kt (karat), 14kt and 18kt gold. When choosing items in gold, customers are often reluctant...

Time for Change
The United States Congress is once again contemplating several issues regarding our currency and coins. These include the Dollar, Quarter, and Cent. Many in congress wish to stay with the...

No real changes occurred in the cent from 1918 through 1942. In 1943, the cent would again see a dramatic change although not to its design, but rather due to shortages of copper caused by the war. At...

Are Gold Bullion Coins Worth It?
Todays world offers investors plenty of avenues for their money. Which ones are worth it and which ones just bring unnecessary risks with very low chances of profit?
Many...

Why waste everyones time? Lets skip the appetizers and get to the meaty stuff right now: The Morgan silver dollars poised to increase the most in value in the years ahead are the 1895, 1892-CC, 1894,...

"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation." ~Alan Greenspan, 1966
One of the things every investor quickly discovers is that there are...

Okay, lets get something straight… I do not advocate the purchase of United States coins strictly for investment purposes. Like most traditional collectors, I believe coins are to be primarily appreciated...

A great deal of silver jewellery available today is called 925 silver. Have you ever wandered why we in the jewellery trade add the number 925 in front of sterling silver? Before you part with your hard-earned...

First of all its very import to distinguish "collecting coins" from "numismatics", which is the scientific study of money and its history. The act of collecting coins is something more complex because...

Throughout history, many coin collections have produced substantial long-term profits for their owners. This is particularly true for coin collectors of this century. Indeed, Harold Bareford reportedly...

The Value of Gold in a Era of Paper Assets, Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds... The facts behind the increasing demand for gold and silver, rare coins, and historic collectibles from the U.S. Mint... No...

History of Standing Liberty Quarter The radical change in our coinage that was taking place in the early 20th century was not quite done by 1916. With the new Lincoln cent and Buffalo nickel now in circulation,...

Probably everyone at one time or another has collected coins. Some people save old wheat pennies they find in change and throw them in a jar. Other people collect state quarters, and some others collect...

The first known coins were minted in the mid-seventh century B.C. Coins revolutionized the conduct of commerce.Alexander the Great introduced a regulated and universal coinage throughout his empire. Coins...

So you want to become a successful coin collector. Well you have some simple concepts that you must learn in order for you to become a good coin collector, and lets face it, if you dont learn some key...

One of the greatest privileges - and prerequisites - of being a successful investor is that you get to be in constant awareness of the way the markets are performing, moving capital into sections of the...

In 1943, copper to a hard hit due to the war and the government decides to use steel in its production of pennies. Well this only lasted a year because they found that steel didnt work very well and...

Collecting coins is a hobby that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age. A lot of coin collectors started as children, with the help of their parents or grandparents collecting pennies or dimes. For some...

Coin collecting, or numismatics is a hobby as old as time. As a hobby, it has been around for more than 2,500 years. This is surprising since the use of coins has been around for pretty much that same...

Gold has recently shot up the ranks as one of the best and safest investments to make this year. With the gold price expected to reach at least $1,000 per troy ounce before the decade is out we can see...

A lot of people find collecting gold coins as not only an incredibly interesting hobby but a fairly lucrative one as well! Over time, your collection will accure value and parts of it can be sold if you...

Gold investing is a low-risk type of long-term investment.Gold is slightly more risky than bonds, so you should be careful to pay attention to this. The reason for this is that while gold is used in some...

Your grandpa has saved a vintage rookie card of a legendary baseball star. Your mother has collected all of the Beatles records and your aunt has collected stamps from every country shes ever visited....

Investing in gold is a long-term investment that involves low risk. This is not the type of enterprise that investors seeking rapid high yield should consider. The gold market often moves at a glacial...

The value of a particular coin, is determined by the grade that it is in. Coins that are in common circulation deteriorate over time and start to loose their detail. Coin grading will help you get to the...

Among the mainstays of coin collecting, old coins are among the most exciting and sought after members of the coin family. Not only do they tend to be rarer than modern coins, but they are often made from...

Is platinum a new metal? After all, in the past, one would associate diamonds with gold. Nowadays, the most expensive fine jewelry designs set diamonds in platinum. The truth is, platinum has been on...

It is July and that means to coin collectors and dealers alike that the new Price Guides are here. By far the most famous is the RedBook by R. S. Yeoman and edited by Kenneth Bressett. The new 2006 edition...

Getting Started with the Hobby of Numismatics and Collecting Coins
What is Numismatics?
Numismatics - the very name sounds mysterious and evocative. In simple terms, numismatics covers the science and...

While some collectors look for only coins of value, misprints, and oddities, the resulting collections tend to become an investment hidden away in a safe or an attic. The world coin collector is more a...

The 2006 Year of the Dog, the 11th gold coin in The Perth Mints 12-coin Lunar Series, has been released and is now immediately available for delivery. Officially, however, the Year of the Dog does not...

If you are looking for good investments, you might want to consider investing in gold coins. Gold coins are easier to sell than gold bars or other gold bullion coins that may have delays and other expenses....

In early November, the Royal Canadian Mint struck for the first time legal tender palladium coins. The Royal Canadian Mint is one of the worlds premier mints, and the Palladium Maple Leafs ad to the Mints...

Factors that Influence the Value of Collectible Coins
If you are interested in collecting coins, its important to be able to have a rough idea of how much coins are worth. Knowing how coin values are...

Are you a gold person or a silver person?

Which color makes you look better? The sunny brilliance of precious gold or the moon lit gleam of silver? Or both?

To answer that question, you have to take...

The history of Thailand currency traces the evolution of the medium of exchange used in Thailand prior to the 1st century.This dates from the days of barter trade, ancient beads and money in various shapes...

So why collect coins? Answer is simple really. Coin Collectors, sometimes called Numismatists, enjoy collecting coins on various levels. Some collect coins for their rarity, some collect coins in the...

How Much Gold Can I Expect To Find?The definitive answer is -- it depends. There are many variables. The amount of gold recovered varies tremendously. You may find a few small nuggets every few pans, while...

Got Gold?ByWilliam CateHistory teaches us that all paper currencies fail as a medium of exchange. It also teaches us that Governments confiscate their citizens gold bullion as the paper currency loses...

Turning Gold Into Money
Gold is one of the most dynamic elements of the modern economy and some might find it funny that the oldest form of valuing physical commodities is still thriving today. The first...

Ideas for Collecting Coins from Around the World Collecting world coins is a fun hobby that gives you the feeling of travelling the globe vicariously through your coins. A collection of world coins offers...

With the numerous investment opportunities available in the world today, some of the most basic investments are often overlooked. Take for example the often-ignored art of investing in collectable metals...

Coin collecting. An associate of mine remembers receiving as a child a big paper bag of old US silver dollars, some going back as far as the late 1890s. Sometime between then and today he has misplaced...

You may have heard the terms proof coin and un-circulated coin, but whats the difference between these two? To understand the difference between a proof and un-circulated coin, lets first answer the...

Gold panning is a great outdoor activity that can be fun for people of all ages and health. If you can walk slightly off the beaten path, you can pan for gold. Despite the metal detectors, sluice boxes,...