Why Keeping Your Certified Coin Holders in Good Shape is Important
Why Keeping Your Certified Coin Holders in Good Shape is Important We regularly purchase certified or professionally graded coins that have holders or cases in varying degrees of condition. Some were kept pristine in NGC or PCGS holders, in custom foam cases or individual wood boxes while others have clearly been mistreated. In today’s tip […]
Why Collectors Should Never Clean Old Coins
Many new collectors are tempted to clean their old coins. Though caring for coins is a vital part of protecting them, cleaning a coin can reduce its value. What Makes Coins Valuable? A coin’s historical significance, availability, and age all affect how valuable it is. Along with that, the grade of the coin, which refers […]
How to Successfully Sell Your Coin Collection & What to Avoid
How to Successfully Sell Your Coin Collection & What to Avoid As a coin dealer that prides itself on transparency, we’re going to share with you that this article initially started out much differently. We were upset that a prospective customer left us a negative review because we rejected his coin collection. While negative reviews […]
Don’t Be Penny Wise and Pound Foolish When it Comes to Coin Appraisals
Don’t Be Penny Wise and Pound Foolish When it Comes to Coin Appraisals As a high-volume coin dealer, we frequently receive requests for coin appraisals. In many cases, folks ask if they can just bring their items in to see if any of their coins have value. While we would love to accommodate everyone […]
Avoid Coin Offerings that Appear to be too Cheap or too Expensive
Avoid Coin Offerings that Appear to be too Cheap or too Expensive We were recently approached by a collector who wanted our opinion on an uncirculated lot of Morgan silver dollars that was being offered by one of the 8 types of coin dealers that we’ve highlighted in a prior article. The offering was for […]
Investing in Gold and Silver – Are You a Collector or Investor?
Determine if You’re a Coin Collector or Investor Before Your First Purchase We meet with dozens of folks a week that have a variety of different types of coins, bullion and numismatic coins that they’re interested in selling. In many cases, we see a hodge podge of different types of items without a clearly defined […]
