Posts Tagged ‘coin holders’
The Ideal Coin Supples Gift
It’s that time of year; the wind is getting colder, the snow is falling more frequently, and every department store you walk through is blasting holiday jingle after holiday jingle after holiday jingle after… well, you get the point. The point is its holiday season, which means the joy of knowing you’ve got a bunch [...]
My Old Coin Collection
In the coin collections of my youth, initially, I thought that only the shiniest, newest coins would be the best to collect. Boy, was I wrong. When I found out it was just the opposite, that instead, older dirtier coins are worth much more, I sifted through my great grandmother’s change box, looking for dark [...]
Why Do We Love Our Coin Collections?
What is it about your coin collection that you really cherish? Is it that feeling you get when you need one last coin to complete a set and you finally find it in the back of a dusty old coin shop?. How about when you check the sales prices for a certain proof set in [...]
Walking Liberty Silver Dollars and Silver Coin Holders
Last week the U.S. government announced that demand for silver continues to exceed supply, as it has for the past decade. Silver bullion coins hit the highest level of demand ever in 2010, up nearly 60%. Because of the delayed financial recovery, as well as low interest rates and the latest round of quantitative easing, [...]
John Lennon Coin Supplies!
Beatles fans, get your coin holders ready! John Lennon is set to appear on a commemorative five pound coin. Only five thousand will be made and they retail for 45 pounds ($72). The Great Briton series includes Shakespeare, Churchill, Darwin, and Florence Nightingale, the best nurse of all time. Lennon won 92% of the vote, [...]
New Coins: An Excess and Drought of Coin Supplies
As the $1 coin supplies in the U.S. Mint continue to stack, the government hopes that the unveiling of a popular president will encourage the spending of these golden dollars. Honest Abraham Lincoln debuts this month on the 19th at his cottage at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. The Mint has produced over $300 million [...]
6 Major Categories of U.S. Coins
In coin collecting, there are many categories and subcategories, that can leave new comers a little confused. So as a means to help the average coin collecting enthusiast, here are the 6 major categories of U.S. coins. 19th Century and Earlier Coins: The category refers to coins minted from the late 1700s through 1899. U.S. [...]
Coin Collecting Fun: Magic Tricks
One of the upsides to being a coin collecting enthusiast, is always having junk coins on hand. You know, the ones that aren’t really valuable, but you keep them around anyway just in case they end up accumulating value. Well, what if I told you that could put them to really good use? What if [...]
New America the Beautiful Quarters Coming Soon
Next month, the new collectible sets of the America the Beautiful Quarters will make their debut, so it’s time to gear up that state quarter map! The upcoming sets will feature the first five coins introduced in the program. Those coins honor: Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas), Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming), Yosemite National Park (California), [...]
Coin Collecting News: 2011 Medal of Honor Designs Unveiled
Last week, US Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart unveiled designs for the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Program, which is great news for any coin collecting connoisseur. The new designs were showcased, appropriately, at the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s annual convention in Charleston, South Carolina. The bureau is minting and releasing the Medal [...]
