Everyone loves to make money I Started as a boy scout in 1953 collecting coins I wanted more coins than my paper route could pay for. So I stared buying 5 coins and seling off 4 coins I would have one...
Assigning a grade to a coin is an art, not a science. It is often highly subjective, especially when working with Mint State coins where small differences in grade make big differences in price. Even so,...
New Washington Dollar Scam One of the hottest items on Ebay is the new Washington dollar with the plain edge. Yes, the Mint did make some errors where they did not put the edge lettering on some of the P...
During the spring and summer months when it is nice outside, most people aren't sitting in front of the computer shopping on the internet. The coin market would be edged towards 'over the counter' sales at...
Ever get a wheat penny in change from a purchase at a store? It is not uncommon. I quite frequently find them in the ''Give a Penny, Take a Penny'' pot at the cash register in convenient stores. I've even...
Normally, a coins design is upright on both sides when the coin is flipped over vertically. A ROTATED DIES error is when the reverse die is not aligned properly with the obverse die. This type of error can...
Do you realize what could be in your pocket change? Clashed-Dies, filled dies, capped-dies and even strongly Rotated-Dies. Broadstruck ''railroad rims'', Clipped-planchets, sintered planchets and even Blank...
Free Boxes, For those of you in the USA, The United States Postal Service ( USPS ) and Ebay will give you as many boxes as you can handle, And the shipping is free, YOUR POSTMAN will bring to your door. ....
PHOTO or NO PHOTO in E/Bay Stores I have over 2000 lots up in the E/Bay Store A lot of the Items have Photos Some do not have PHOTOS I know a lot of the buyers would like to see Photos on all lots A lot...
Coins that will go up in VALUE I have been buying coins for 54 years .I started in 1953 when I was 15 years old and in boy scouts. MY first coin that I bought was a 1909-SVDB Lincoln cent for $5.00. Who...