How to Tell a Real 1804 Dollar from a Fake
This article explains how to tell if your 1804 silver dollar is real or a common fake or counterfeit.
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Donald Bennett
Apr 242 min read
Top 5 Things NOT to Do Before Bringing Your Coins to a Dealer
In our previous blogs we focused on how to organize your coins when selling to a dealer. We thought it would be fun to share what not...
Donald Bennett
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How do I sell my pennies and nickels? … part 2
This blog is the second of a 2-part series on how to organize your pennies and nickels for sale. In part 1 of the series we discussed...
Donald Bennett
Apr 12 min read
Why You Shouldn’t Clean Your Rare Coins
This quick article explains the downside to cleaning your rare coins.
Donald Bennett
Feb 223 min read
How Do I Sell My Pennies and Nickels? … Part 1
We follow up our discussion on selling circulated silver coins with one on how to sell your old copper and nickel coinage. Although...
Donald Bennett
Feb 104 min read
Coin Auction or Coin Shop – The True Cost of Consigning Rare Coins to an Auction
This blog discusses the costs of consigning coins to auction houses vs. selling to local coin shops.
Aaron Rowe
Jun 28, 20233 min read
What Is My Coin Worth - Is it Used or New?
Day in and day out we meet people who have recently acquired a collection of old coins from a relative or friend. If you are like most...
Curt Gammer
Jun 14, 20232 min read
The Kalākaua Coinage: Hawaii's Coins (1883)
A brief overview of the interesting history of Hawaii's coins.
Aaron Rowe
Jun 1, 20234 min read
How Do I Organize My Circulated Silver Coins for Sale?
Several times a day customers come in to sell us their circulated silver coins. These coins arrive in containers, bags and boxes of...
Aaron Rowe
Nov 5, 20222 min read
The Hidden Symbolism in the Arkansas Commemorative Half Dollar
At first glance, the Arkansas Centennial looks like a beautiful, patriotic coin design, featuring a Native American and Lady Liberty on...
Aaron Rowe
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Post-Colonial Copper Coins: An Introduction
In the coin collecting market, the main factor that drives the price of a coin, surprisingly, is not rarity... It is demand. There are...
Aaron Rowe
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Counterfeit Detection: 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent
Talbot, Allum & Lee Cents are a largely ignored but very cool and affordable way to get into early US Copper. Talbot, Allum & Lee was a...
Aaron Rowe
Nov 25, 20213 min read
The “Le Point Parfait” Silver Masonic Token France 1760
This is the coin (token) you often see us using as our logo and on our website. Let us start by saying that this is the finest and only...
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