If you are a huge fan of the Star Wars movies, then collecting Star Wars action figures is likely one way of expressing your enthusiasm for the hugely popular sci-fi movies. While some collectors buy Star...
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...
Personally, I prefer the one-to-one, head-to-head transaction of collector to dealer. Not only is there a give and take but also an exchange of ideas and information and a certain camaraderie that can add to...
Long, long ago in the 20th century, Fort Worth, Texas, a dealer used this rarity a 1913 Liberty Head nickel, as the focal point of his nationwide advertising program to sell copies of The Star Rare Coin...
A Scandalous Coin Politics and rare coins might not seem to go together, but they are linked throughout the history of the United States. From the first coins of the 1650s to the change you carry in your...
President dollars Feb.15,2007 the U.S. mint is starting a new Program PRESIDENT DOLLARS Four New Dollar each Year Starting with George Washington on Feb.15, John Adams,Thomas Jefferson,and James Madison...
A fascinating, but 'not well known' sector of numismatics are Pattern Pieces. What is a Pattern? Pattern pieces consist of numerous designs and experimental pieces which were made by the U.S. Mint in an...
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...
A few years ago we started a website called eCoinPrices.Com to enable the public to have Free Online access to learn the Value of Rare Coins. eCoinPrices.Com also gives the current market price of each issue...