7 Anti-Counterfeiting Techniques

WAYS THAT MINTS TRY TO PREVENT COUNTERFEITING Many people know about the anti-counterfeiting techniques that have been applied to currency banknotes but not those applied on coins. People usually assume that coins are not prone to counterfeit but it will shock you to...

World Coins of 2018 to Watch Out For

2018 is going to an amazing year for coin collectors. There are a number of new coins that are a collector’s must-haves. The following are some of the world coins of 2018 to watch out for: Perth’s flagship silver and gold proof year of the dog coins The release date...

Big Maple Leaf, it’s worth a lot

It’s Worth What? I am sure most of you have seen the story by now about the “Bit Maple Leaf” and how it was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin. If not summary = gold coin weighing 220+ lbs. stolen. Market value ~$4 Million. Shocking! However what I find the most...

Coin Values

Coin Values A lot of people ask me all the time what are coins worth, and if there is money in coins. I try not to giggle at the last one. But it is a reasonable question for those not in the field. Coins, you see, are money, we all know that, so they have a “worth”...

Branch Mint Gold

Branch Mints Gold coins have been produced at many mints in the US (Carson City, Charlotte, Dahlonega, Denver, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and San Francisco), however, in the world of coin collection, the sites that have minted coins from local ore are just a few. Most...