Asking for help, and gaining knowledge

Mar 24, 2017 | ANA, Coins, US Coins

Knowledge ipsa scientia potestas est Know it all….In school when you were called that, it was not a good thing. I find it funny that later in life we sometimes feel we have to know the answers to all of the questions. No one knows all of the info all of the time for...

Coin Expert?

Jul 26, 2016 | Coins

What makes you an expert? I get this question all the time; I also think about it a lot. I think a lot depends on who you are with, and what you are talking about. I can find a famous, well respected, US Coin guy who would not be an expert on ancient Chinese coins....

Thanks

May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized

It was great seeing you all at the auction on Monday. I am also super glad it went off w/o any major technical issues. More fun posts next week. This week was all about getting the auction done and all the paperwork...

Striking errors

Apr 12, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Error, Mint, US Coins

Although they are quite noticeable, I am not referring to striking in that way! (adjective: attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent) After our talk on Planchet Errors, now we are going to talk about striking errors. Now there are many...

Classifying coins

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...