Mar 31, 2017 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Gold Coins
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...
Jul 8, 2016 | ANA, Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
Early American Coppers (EAC), or copper coins, was another transition. More common than some of the pre-colonial, but ohh how hard they are to identify. With so many from ground finds, and being made of copper = challenge! We covered large cents and 1/2¢. Those half’s...
Jun 26, 2016 | ANA, Coin Collecting, Coins
Greetings From ANA So I have been remiss in posting, but I have a super good excuse. I am out in Colorado Springs at the ANA Summer Session (summer seminar) (both weeks), so the numismatist out there knows what I am talking about. For those of you that are thinking,...
Jun 14, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
Come On! For anyone that has ever worked retail, you know that there are two kinds of coin rolls. The ones that you can pry open, and the ones you crack on the corner of the drawer and hope that the drawer does not break off! For those of you that have not, let me...
May 3, 2016 | Coins, Type Coins
The Old Standby Ever think that US money is kind of boring? Go on, admit it, you know it is. It is almost like there is a formula for our coins today. Old dead white dude on the obverse, American iconic image on the reverse. For the coins in our pocket, it is almost...
