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“Silk Purse” Coins: The 1907 High Relief Label Problem
“You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”
The expression has circulated for centuries. Writers used a recognizable version of it during...
Low Ball Coins: Why Collectors Pay Premium Prices for America’s Most Worn Coins
Worn Nearly Smooth and Worth Thousands: Inside the Strange World of Low Ball Coins
A nearly blank silver dollar rests inside a pristine plastic holder....
America’s Rarest “What-If” Coins: Proven Strategies for Collecting U.S. Pattern Coinage
United States pattern coins represent ideas that never reached circulation. They show what the U.S. Mint considered, tested, and ultimately rejected. For collectors, that...
Eye Appeal Rules Current Rare Coin Market
In the eyes of the collector, coins with eye appeal and quality are today's trend
The rare coin market evolves, and many series go out...
Peace Dollars: The Underrated Silver Dollar Series Collectors Should Reconsider
The Silver Peace Dollars Series Hiding in Morgan’s Shadow
Although Peace Dollars are popular, Morgan Silver Dollars dominate the U.S. silver dollar market. Collectors love...
Inflation’s Impact on the Coin Market
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
For decades, inflation in the United States has been a key consideration for anyone considering investing...
Great CAC-pectations: Collecting U.S. Gold Coins by CAC Approval
CAC Gold Coins By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
The Impossible CAC Gold Set? Rare U.S. Gold Coins That Stop Even Elite Collectors
A new type...
Classic Mint Errors Collectors Still Chase the U.S. Overdate Coins of the 20th Century
The Mint Mistakes That Created America’s Most Famous 20th-Century Overdate Coins
Mint errors fascinate collectors, but they also create confusion.
Each month, grading services and dealers...
Is Your Collection Safe?
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ……
Is Your Coin Collection Safe? How Collectors Can Protect Rare Coins Today
Keeping your coin collection safe has become harder in...
Counterfeit Mintmarks: How to Spot Altered Coins Before You Buy
A mintmark can change a coin’s value in an instant. In some cases, one small letter turns a common coin into a four-figure rarity....
Collecting Startegies: Selling Coins by Private Treaty
Not all coins need to be sold through an auction house; a private sale can be fruitful
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC)...
Collecting Proof US Gold Coins
By Jeff Garrett
Few areas of American numismatics match the beauty, rarity, and prestige of US Proof Gold Coinage. Collectors prize them for their artistry....
