As an experienced coin dealer who has been in the industry for a number of years, we frequently see a large number of old and rare coins come across our desk. Our familiarity with these coins allows us to properly evaluate, grade and value these coins. By and large most of our customers have done […]
As was the case in the United States, most European countries produced gold coins for general circulation into the 20th century. This occurred at a time when the gold standard was still in existence, which has since been abandoned. When fiat currency was introduced, individuals began to take a closer look at the previously issued […]
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 […]
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 […]
It wasn’t long ago that a couple in California found a multi-million dollar hoard of U.S. Gold coins on their property. Also it didn’t take long for them to come up to market because many of the coins are currently on sale at Amazon. Buy Saddle Ridge Coins At Amazon If you did plan on buying […]
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. […]
First, let me disclose that in no way, shape, or form am I accusing or suggesting that any certain person or seller is attempting to cheat, fool, scam, beguile, or rip you off with these “unsearched” rolls for sale. This guide I wrote should be considered as ‘my opinion only’ and used for educational purposes […]
We’ve previously highlighted a few famous coin hoards and their impact on the coin industry, which can be found here and here. As is always the case, the circumstances surrounding the found coins are always interesting. Some of the stories that we’ve highlighted in the past include true hoarders who had thousands of coins squirreled […]
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 […]
The 2014 Chillicothe Coin Show event will he held Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 10am-4pm at the Christopher Conference Center. The Christopher Conference Center is located at 20 North Plaza Road, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. The show is free (no admission fees) and you can buy raffle tickets for great prizes plus there’s drawings for door […]
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 […]
If you collect complete coin collections then will will be faced with the decision to buy the key dates of the series. However if you don’t know how to identify or authentic key dates then you stand a good chance of buying a fake. We all want the best deal on expensive coins but you […]
Silver has dropped below the $20 mark for the second time this year, the date of this writing is November 21, 2013. Remember the chart (it’s showing silver below $20 and is a live chart) to the left and the date of this article, since the pumping to buy silver will begin in earnest. All […]
Why did you stop using ebay? It’s a question that doesn’t apply to me, so I wonder why you don’t. I personally can’t imagine life without ebay. I know that may sound corky to some but it’s the truth. I truly love and enjoy ebay everyday, it’s a few sellers that I can do without […]
Mot mint error coins for sell online are not mint errors at all. Search ebay for mint error coins and you will find thousands of auctions listed, but not all of these auctions are mint errors, and many are just common and minor errors not worth the price that collectors are paying for them. The […]