Coins, Paper Money, Medals and Tokens
Seminar Offers Paper Money Classes
Paper money classes offered at the American Numismatic Association's 2009 Summer
Seminar are designed for a wide range of interests and collector levels.
The educational event, held June 27-July 3 and July 4-10 in Colorado Springs,
Colo., features currency experts and offers students the chance to view some of
the country's finest paper money specimens.
Session I courses, scheduled for June 27-July 3, include the five-day course,
"Detection of Counterfeit World
Paper Money," by Joseph E. Boling, ANA governor and co-author of World
War II Remembered: History in Your
Hands.
Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auction
The coin world is abuzz over
the auction of a rare silver dollar, one of the most valuable in the world and
one of only 15 known to exist from a never-circulated group made for the likes
of the King of Siam and the Sultan of Muscat.
The 1804 Adams-Carter silver dollar fetched more than $2 million in a
private sale two years ago and is expected to top that again this week. The
coin has been owned by a
1858 Flying Eagle Cent Varieties Reasonable
The 1858 Flying Eagle is not an
especially rare date, but that does not mean it has been ignored over the
years. As one of the few Flying Eagle cents, the 1858 has had a certain amount
of demand even though the Flying Eagle cent is not a heavily collected set
except as part of an Indian Head cent collection.The release of the first 1857 Flying Eagle cent had been an event of some significance. A nervous group of officials had clearly been happy with the fact that the new Flying Eagle cent was seemingly popular with the public. Production was rushed in 1857 to meet what seemed like a large demand.
Heavy production continued the next year with the 24,600,000 mintage 1858, of which there are two varieties. It comes with large letters where the "A" and "M" in "
When to Sell Silver
When to sell silver is important and judgment must be made as to sell
too soon or too late can mean a loss on one’s original investment
or potential future improvement in investment.Currently the value of silver is increasing weekly and it is a great time now to buy silver.
When to sell silver should really not be dependent on the value of silver but on your need to convert it into cash. It is a good idea to own a selection of silver. Coins, valuable and just those for the silver content (junk coins they are called) and small and large silver bars are a good mix. Then you can keep and or sell what ever is required at the time. Owning just one large 400 ounce bar of silver restricts you in that you would have to sell the entire bar. However owning some coins and some smaller bars as well as larger ones, say 10 ounce, and 100 ounce bars and one ounce coins, gives you a choice and enables you to still retain some of your assets.
Adams-Carter coin goes for $2.3 million
Besides laundry and parking meters, there doesn't seem to be a lot of
need for coins these days. Of course, it's hard to make that claim when holding
a silver dollar worth $2.3 million.
The 1804 Adams-Carter silver dollar, one of only 15 of its type known to
exist, was sold at auction Thursday night for $2.3 million - including the
buyer's premium - to coin dealer John Albanese of
Basilisk Coin Kicks off Austrian Legends Series
April 15 marked the launch of the Austrian Mint's new six-coin
series, "Tales and Legends of Austria." It is a new chapter in the
mint's long-running "Austria and Her People" series.
The debut commemorative features the Legend of the Basilisk, the
dragon-like creature that was said to live in the medieval city of Vienna.
The reverse of the coin depicts the Basilisk at the bottom of a well
that was located in a bakery at No. 7 Schoenlaterngasse, or Lovely Lantern
Lane. The Basilisk is standing in a bit of water and in the background is the
brave baker's apprentice holding a mirror at the moment the Basilisk sees
itself in it. At the top of the coin, the baker and city counsellor are fearfully
peering over the well's edge.
Cashing in your coin stash can yield real money
Nearly
all of us have spare change piling up in a jar or piggy bank, or accumulating
beneath the couch cushions. But $7,000 worth?
They don’t blow it
Don’t look at Coins the Same way Today
My old coin collection changed my life for the
better and provided me with a college education. If you haven’t read my book
“31 Steps to your Millions in Antiques and Collectibles”, you should. In the
first few pages I tell the story about how, with a young family and no money to
speak of, I was able to attend
Today I visited a young man that had inherited a house full of items after his mother’s death. Spending over two hours looking over hundreds of pieces, I started to try teaching him the principles that we use at the 31 Club. It was overwhelming with perhaps hundreds of custom jewelry pieces, most of little value and over fifty paper items from etching to prints that would make pretty wall hangings but nothing else. I am sure that he was disappointed because I showed so little interest in this assortment of garage sale items but why should I? It wouldn’t help him and I was in a position to help him but with what?
Ancient Greek Coins Are Rare Coins With a Unique History
The history of the ancient Greek coin is
divided up into three points of time. The first one is called the Archaic
period. This time expands from the first appearance of coinage to the Greek
World in about 600 BCE until the Persian wars in about 480 BCE. After this, is
when the Classical period started, and endured until the subjection of
Alexander the Great in about 330 BC.
Some Of The Premier Coin Shows
Coin shows are the best way to buy or sell coins. Well
before the coin shows, you should take some time to get organized. Know what
you’ve got, what you need and what you’d like to sell.
This is something that a surprising number of
collectors don’t do. The best way to always be prepared is to keep a running
inventory list.
Do your homework beforehand, so you know what
you want to purchase and have a good understanding of its fair market value.