Mar 16, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins
Origin Whitman Publishing was a children’s book publishing company that had many popular titles from the early part of the 20th Century right thru the 1970’s. Sci-Fi, westerns, adventure stories. They also made puzzles, which would play into the hands of their new...
Mar 8, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
Classifying coins or coin catalogs Ever wonder why when you see coin catalogs they are listed in a particular order? Well it is not just the OCD parts of us coming out, it is for ease and consistency. When numismatists (someone who studies coins) started getting...
Feb 17, 2016 | Barber, Coin Collecting, Coins, Morgan, Type Coins
Type coins, what they are, they and why they matter. Getting into Collecting So we have touched on all the types of coins there are out there, with a focus on the US coins. As you might imagine, if you get into world and ancients there is a mind numbing amount of...
Jan 19, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Silver Coins, US Coins
I got this post today from a friend. It is a great post about special coins. I liked that they talked about coin varieties that are unique and can fetch more then their face value. However I want to tell you that there are more then just these eight instances. There...
Jan 12, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Mint, US Coins
So this story has been blowing up the internet. I am sure you have seen it. I have had about 10 people post it to me. If you have not, here is the gist. A coin collector bought a dime (yea a 10 cent piece) for $1,997,500 in Tampa on January 7, 2016. Is it awesome,...
Dec 29, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Gold Coins, Mint, Silver Coins, US Coins
Bank rolls & bank bags, and the US Mint This is a little off topic from my list of blogs that I am working on, but it came up at work the other day and I just had to share. So the US Mint does not sell coins or ship them individually, duh I know, but had to say...
Dec 17, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
COIN VALUES As you might have guessed by now, what a coin is worth is depended on many factors. Many people think that the most important factor is age. That is not the case. Valuations of coins are determined by many factors. Some include denomination,...
Dec 3, 2015 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamp Collecting, Stamps
Changes to Centennial’s Stamp Auctions So we have been doing stamp and coin sales for years @ Centennial. A year or so ago we made a change, in that we no longer are doing consignment stamp auctions. This decision was made due to numerous factors. It is hard to gather...
Nov 19, 2015 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Obsolete Coins, US Coins
What are obsolete coins? So glad you asked. They are not just the coins that you no longer have in your pocket, hehe. They are coins that are not being currently made by the mint for use in everyday commerce. Now they may still be legal tender, but that is not the...
Nov 12, 2015 | Coins, Gold Coins, Precious Metals, Silver Coins, US Coins
Gold and Silver coins Although collectors and dealers refer to coins by their “metal names” most countries no longer use precious metals in everyday coins. Gold, silver, and other precious metals are only used in bullion or commemorative coins today. For example, the...
