Archive for April, 2009
Tips on How to Avoid Fraud on Collectible Coins
Many people enjoy shopping online where there are great buys of Coins that can be found. A person may prefer do his shopping while he is at home because it is convenient and time-saving instead of going out looking for stores that sell collectible Coins and other souvenirs.
A person can differentiate between a live [...]
Tips in Buying Bullion Coins
What are bullion Coins? These Coins may have high values because they are not only limited; but also they may have been found in shipwrecks, or they may come from the ancient times. Bullion coins are the type of collector’s items that many people look for.
The silver bullion could be the most well known type [...]
Guide for Rare Coin Collectors
Coin Collecting is one hobby that is both fun and challenging. To help those who are looking for those rare Coins, here is a list of hard to find ones that are worth moving “heaven and earth” for.
Gold Coins are something of a rare commodity. They were circulated only until 1933, which makes them expensive [...]
How to Detect Counterfeit Coins
A special machine does the stamping of Coins to make them genuine. People who counterfeit Coins are well trained and have the capacity to manipulate their duplication – especially those rare coins which have high value among collectors. The most common procedure used in counterfeiting is that they pour a liquid metal into molds that [...]
How to Grade Your Coins
A “grade” is described as a shorthand designed by coin experts (numismatists) to reveal a coin’s appearance. Simply put, if a certain coin collector tells another collector that he owns an uncirculated Charlotte 50 half eagle, both should already have a concept of the Coins appearance without even seeing it, because of the claim [...]
Wanna Start On Collecting Coins? A Worthwhile and Educational Hobby
There are many reasons why one collects Coins. There are collectors who collect on the basis of the coin’s future perceived value, some collect Coins coming from just one particular period, some on metal type and some for a coins historical value.
There are also those who enjoy collecting everyday common coins, gaining pleasure from inspecting [...]
Free Coin Collecting Software
Coin Collecting is one hobby that has been going on for ages. Some of the most popular collectors in the world were Louis XIV and the Sun King. To keep track of the Coins in the collection or to monitor the value of rare Coins in the market, it pays to have Coin Collecting software.
There [...]
Design Types of US Coins and Coin Collecting
Coin Collecting is a fun hobby that anyone who has the time can do. A coin’s history and its development can be learned by collecting them.
At one point in time, between 1838 and1933, the United States issued gold Coins for circulation. The Liberty Head bust was used as the design until 1907. The design [...]
Do’s and Don’ts of Coin Collecting
Coin Collecting is something that takes time to learn. The most important thing to remember is that you are doing it for the right reason – if it is a passion, then it is something worth pursuing.
Collecting just for profit may work but it usually is not enough in the long run. A person really [...]
Canadian Coin Collecting: Pleasures vs. Treasures
In Canada where money the popularity of Coins has shown significant increase because the value of the “paper money” tends to deflate as much as 25% to 30% in a short period of time.
For this reason, coin manufacturers in Canada started making different kinds of Coins to replace the value that was lost in the [...]
The Basics of Coin Collecting
Coin Collecting is said to be the “Hobby of the Kings.” Coin Collecting is different from money hoarding. Collecting Coins as an art form can be traced back to the 14th century. Today, people all over the world are collecting Coins. Some collect it for their value, some just like the sheer fun that they [...]
Essential Supplies in Coin Collecting
The condition of the coin means everything in Coin Collecting. In the world of Coin Collecting, the Coins themselves are considered as gold, this is why there is a need to protect them from damage. Having the right supplies will allow a collector to preserve the integrity of his coin collection. The slightest hint of [...]
The coin-price is right
There are many resources that can help coin collectors, old or new, in determining the value and worth of the Coins they have.
There are books out, “The Red Book” (A Guide Book of US Coins), “The Blue Book” (A Handbook of US Coins), as well as coin newsletters and catalogues available at any [...]
