Appraising Coins versus Selling Coins
If you are having your coins appraised, you are requesting a determination of the value of the coins in the
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Coin Grading
The Cost to Make Coins in 2016
The overall price of producing U.S. circulating coins fell for a fifth straight year even as the cost of making
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What is a Merovingian Tremissis ?
Notes on Merovingian Tremissis This gold coin dates from between 580AD and 630AD. The Merovingian Dynasty was based in ancient Gaul
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Fort Moultrie Quarters for South Carolina in Three-Coin Set
The coins commemorate the national monument in South Carolina by featuring a design that is emblematic of the site. 2016
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Circulated or Uncirculated Coins
Circulated or Uncirculated? Proof or No Proof? Numismatic coins fall into one of two basic categories for quality: circulated and
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Coin Grading Scales and How are Coins Graded
Grading Scales Since rare coin quality varies widely, numismatists have adopted several coin-grading methods to assign more specific levels of
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2017 Proof Set Pricing and Changes in Pricing
Proof Set Pricing Last year marked the end of the Presidential $1 Coin Program so this year’s proof, silver proof,
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Japanese Proof Set to be Auctioned by Heritage this Week!
A significant Japanese proof coin collection will be put on the auction block Jan. 8-9 by Heritage Auctions. The sale will
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Thian Album to Bring in $50,000 at Auction
A rare copy of Raphael Thian’s “The Currency of the Confederate States of America: Its Issues, Types and Series” is
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Common Coin Terms for Collecting and Coin Searching
COMMON COIN TERMS As you get into the wonderful world of currency searching, it is important to understand some of
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