What exactly is a proof coin? The original meaning of a proof was a coin struck to 'prove' the dies. More recently it has come to mean a coin struck two or more times with polished dies on a planchet which...
What is the difference between a coin, token, and medal? This is important to know, because even many collectors confuse them, calling them all coins. A coin is a piece of (usually) metal with an assigned...
What are the different certification services available, and how do I get my coins certified by them? The three organizations which have the best reputations for strict, consistent grading-and whose coins...
UNDER PRICED PROOF SILVER EAGLE THE Silver Eagles dated 1986 has a mintage of 1,446,778 I like the 1996 PSE a lot with a mnitage of only 473,021 I have been trying to buy the 1996 PSE for about a year now,...
Everyone would like to know the Indian cents that will go up in Value I found one that I think is under Value This coin does not sell for a lot of money But frist let me tell you why I think this coin in...
Can you give me information on a 1943 US copper penny? The furor over the "copper" cent resulted from a story carried by Associated Press, hyping a local story of a "lost" coin claimed (without any...
The reverse of Washington’s quarter features a king salmon breaching the water in front of Mount Rainier. The coin bears the inscriptions, “The Evergreen State,” “Washington” and “1889.”The reverse was...
While most collectors believe that 1964 was the last year that the United States Mints struck 90% silver coins for circulation -- 1966 was actually the last year of the 90% silver coinage output for...
Along with the new design process of the Presedential dollar series, comes new errors! The new process involves a separate die to create the lettering on the edge of the new coins. Some coins have already...
The Presidential Dollar Coin series is a new type of regular, circulating dollar coin, issued by the U.S. Mint that began this year. These dollar coins are made on the same planchets as the Sacagawea 'Golden'...