In the past, we’ve written articles on how to identify reputable coin dealers. These have been some of our most popular articles, based on the social media activity we’ve seen, so we thought that we would take a slightly different approach to the topic. All of the information that we’ve previously shared on how to […]
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Seven Ways to Avoid Losing Money in the ...
The following article was written by Tony Davis of Atlanta Gold & Coin Buyers and doesn’t necessarily reflect the opinion of Coin Auctions Help or its owner(s): Recently we’ve met with a few individuals who were the heirs of estate coin and currency collections only to find that many of the items had little to […]
Why You Should Invest In Silver & Which
Historically regarded as the poor man’s gold, silver has wide uses from an investment perspective as well as for industrial purposes. Below we’ll highlight a few of the many uses of silver and discuss which silver coin investment options you should consider pursuing. Silver’s Marketable Uses While silver is no longer valued as […]
How to Lose Money in the Rare Coin Marke...
Individuals in search of positive inflation-adjusted returns are hard pressed to find many investment options to their liking these days. Through the first quarter of 2014, the S&P 500 has returned a disappointing 1.3%, while the Dow has performed even worse. An overall slowdown in the global economy, including disappointing manufacturing data from China, inconsistent […]
Factors to Consider Before Producing You...
It is becoming more and more commonplace these days for individuals to melt and produce their own silver bars and ingots. The price to purchase the necessary equipment is within reach of many silver bullion investors/collectors and the temptation to produce unique silver ingots in various designs and with custom stamps is hard to resist. […]
What You Can Do to Protect Yourself Agai...
In a previous post for Coinauctionshelp.com, we highlighted two reasons why individuals should consider doing business with local coin dealers, which included taking physical delivery at the time of the sale and avoiding hard sell pressure tactics. We provided as examples The Tulving Company and Merit Financial, who were in the news for allegedly failing […]
Two More Reasons Why You Should Consider...
We’ve highlighted in the past why we believe doing business with a local coin dealer is preferable to conducting business with a large online coin dealer/broker, but two additional benefits that we failed to mention are avoiding sales pitches and actually receiving your coins. While trying to direct individuals toward coins that may not best […]
Third Party Coin Grading Services 124+ G...
The Ultimate And Actual Truth About Third Party Coin Grading Services Many collectors ask which coin grading service are most reputable, and are confused about which coin grading services are accurate and consistent. This is easy to answer since PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS are the most trusted and recognized coin grading companies in […]
Damaged US Coins The Most Valuable
Recently, Heritage Auction Galleries released an interesting top ten list for the highest valued US Coins sold by Heritage with a details grade of AG or lower. (For collectors that don’t know, a coin assigned a grade and details like “AG details”, such as a coin that would grade AG but it has been cleaned or […]
2009 Lincoln Cent-New Designs Revealed
On September 22, the United States Mint gave collectors and the public a glimpse of the four different Lincoln cent reverse designs which will be used in 2009. Not only does 2009 hallmark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, it also marks the 100th anniversary of America’s most popular and favorite copper coin – […]