Coin Grading Archives - Variety & Errors

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, and uncirculated proof sets have from 3 to 6 fewer coins. The new price changes include: 2017 Proof Set…

February 18, 20252017 proof set, Coin Grading, coin price, pricing, Proof, proof sets, Proofs, prrof sets

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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 uncirculated. Circulated coins exhibit wear, whereas uncirculated coins do not. Uncirculated coins tend to be more valuable, causing investors…

February 10, 20252017, articles, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coincs, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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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 Fort Moultrie Quarters Three-Coin Set (front and back) This latest of the U.S. Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin…

February 9, 20252017, Coin Grading, coin sets, coins 2016, coins 2017, Fort Moultrie Quarters, new coin sets, quarters

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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 collection. If there is valuable die varieties or coins worth a premium because of their state, condition, or something…

February 8, 2025articles, Coin Grading, Coin Opp, Coins, News

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Sheldon Coin Grading Guide

Coin Grading Coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its value. A coin's grade is generally determined by five criteria: strike, preservation, luster, color, and…

February 8, 2025Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coin Opp YouTube, Coin Values, Coins, YouTube

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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 quality to rare coins. The overwhelmingly popular method to use is the American Numismatic Association (ANA) grading scale. The…

January 30, 2025articles, coin facts, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coins, Rare Coins, Variety Coins

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Paper Money Guaranty Grading Bond and Stock Certificates

Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has announced that it is now grading and encapsulating most bond and stock certificates.

January 27, 2025bill grading, bonds, Coin Grading, pmg, stocks

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NGC Grades Mistakenly Released Reverse Proof Cent

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has certified a 2019-W Reverse Proof Lincoln Centthat was mistakenly released several weeks early by the United States Mint.

January 26, 2025Coin Grading, coin news, NGC

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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 cents and nickels remained above their face values for an eleventh year in a row, the United States Mint…

January 19, 20252017, articles, Coin Grading, Coin Opp, Coins, Collector Coins, Error Coins, Variety Coins

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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 expected to bring in excess of $50,000 in Kolbe & Fanning’s 2017 New York Book Auction. The sale will…

January 18, 2025articles, Coin Grading, Coin Guides, coin news, Coin Opp, Coin Searching, Coins, Currency News, Rare Coins