A book review on the history of the Dahlonega mint located in northern Georgia.
The History Of Coin Collecting
Origin of Coins and Numismatists
The Key To Protecting Your Valuable Coin Collection
Finding the proper place for storing coins is the worlds most important task for all coin collectors or numismatists, because, for ensuring that the value and quality of their precious coins is well maintained, it is necessary to store them in a secure and good place.
The Coin Collecting Handbook: What You Need To Know
Speaking literally, every coin collector can have all the essential information in the universe from the handbook.
How To Create Your Own Coin Collecting Kit
You can’t say that collecting coins is only about coin-keeping. Numismatists or people enthusiastic about coins will tell you that it is much more — a rather methodical and to some extent a complex hobby. You should follow some specific guidelines to make sure that you carry on this hobby with a disciplined approach while having fun and making money at the same time.
Coin Collecting Auctions: Are They Really Worth It?
Coin auction or bidding comes in handy if you are a coin collector intending to buy or sell coins. You can obtain coins of remarkable worth in the best possible manner through coin auctions. The primary source for procuring rare coins is a coin auction. This is because majority of the rare coin collectors sell off their treasure to the highest bidder. Both the bidder and the seller, in a coin auction, need to adhere to a number of rules and regulations, which is quite unlike …
Coin Collecting: How To Make The Grade
Coin collection is not synonymous with possessing as many coins as possible. What is important is the quality of the coins rather than the quantity of them. The coins grade is the yardstick to measure its quality. You can measure the grade by using a scale ranged between 0 to 70 which is the highest point grade. This point scale was introduced by Doctor William Shelby in his work Penny Whimsy. The classifications of coins according to grade are as follows:
Buying Guide For Coin Collectors
If you have a hobby of collecting coins, here are some tips to help you find all those special coins that you want to include in your collection:
Ancient Coins And Legal Tender
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 study of coins, cash, and other legal tender, as well as medals, tokens, and medallions. The collection of ancient, commemorative, and rare coins is a fun and exacting hobby, and opens up a realm of history that most people never get to see. A numismatist holds an ancient …
The Top Five Morgan Silver Dollars
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, 1878-CC, and the 1883-CC. Pretty bold prediction, eh? At this point, the reader now has three options: (1) Stop reading and act upon this information, (2) Stop reading and get on with life, or (3) Continue on, evaluate the analytical approach to identify the Top Five Morgan d…
What Kind Of Coin Collector Are You?
Casual coin collecting
The most ordinary type of coin collector is the casual collector. Casual collectors are both kids and adults. They collect random coins because they like the fun of it. The casual coin collector does not spend as much money on buying and preserving coins as a more advanced coin collector. Casual coin collectors usually have interest in coins with a special meaning to them, like for instance a coin minted in their year of their birth. Casual collector…
History of the Barber Dime
An overview of how the Barber dime came to be