by Zak | Aug 9, 2021 | Coin Collecting
Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars are the last true circulating silver coins. These are the largest silver coins ever made for circulation – they are almost 1-1/2 inches in diameter and contain over 3/4 ounces of pure silver. The overall silver purity is the standard...
by Zak | Jan 28, 2021 | Coin Collecting
On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Mint announced that it would change the reverse design on silver and gold eagles. Many of us anticipated this change to come in January when the new eagles are released. But the Mint wasn’t ready and released 2021 with the same design...
by Zak | Sep 23, 2020 | Coin Collecting
Fresh off the heels of the Presidential Dollar Coin Program, the U.S. Mint has launched yet another dollar coin program. Taking a page off of the State and Parks Quarters, the new dollars will feature all 50 State and D.C. and the five U.S. Territories. The...
by Zak | Aug 12, 2020 | Coin Collecting
When looking for coins to collect, you may find some in a plastic case that is designated with a grade, such as MS70. That plastic case is referred to as a slab and is sonically sealed to protect the coin from dust, fingerprints, and anything else that may lower its...
by Zak | Jun 16, 2020 | Coin Collecting
Someone I recently met asked me what I did for a living and when I told him that I operate a collectible coins company, he asked: “How do you know what coins to collect?” To tell you the truth, that’s a little like asking how do you know which stocks to pick? And,...
by Zak | Sep 5, 2019 | Coin Collecting
In the middle of July 2019, quietly, without headlines or fanfare, two members of opposing parties introduced a Bill. When was the last time a Democrat and Republican agreed upon anything in this country? As Schoolhouse Rock educated us in the late 1970s, “it’s a...
