07.24.07

You must joining a Coin Club

 

People engage in social activities for many reasons; most common is sharing in the same interest and passion as other people. It is in places like these that information about a certain subject is shared and new ideas and trends are revealed that keep its members up to date with current events that happen in […]

07.17.07

Coin Collection Quarters

 

Collecting those quarters
Collecting coins is a hobby that anyone and everyone could do. But collecting quarters is a hobby that - currently - it is estimated that one hundred six million Americans do. Men, women, and children of all ages are involved in collecting quarters.
What is it with these quarters that millions of […]

06.29.07

Coin Collection Prices

 

A coin is worth more than a coin
Coin collectors, old and new, have always wondered whether the coin or coins they have in their possession are worth more than the face value today - or in the foreseeable future.
Even though that a coin which has little or no value monetarily is not necessarily one would […]

06.25.07

Coin Collecting : On Mints and Mint Marks

 

Mint Marks are tiny letters referring to the locality where the minting of coins took place. The position of mint mark can be found typically on the back side of coins that were minted before the year 1965 and on the front after the year 1967.
Coins of every US mint branch are recognized by mint […]

06.21.07

How to Grade Your Coins

 

A “grade” is described as shorthand designed by coin experts (numismatists) to reveal a coin’s appearance. Simply put, if a certain coin collector tells another collector that he owns an uncirculated Charlotte 50 half eagle, both should already have a concept of the coins appearance without even seeing it, because of the claim of […]