US Coin News

Tips on Selling Your Coins Via Dealer Consignment - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com Many retail dealers, myself included, welcome consignments from collectors. It’s a great way to increase the size of a dealer’s inventory without laying out cash and it is often an excellent source for dealers to place useful, fresh attractive coins to new or existing clients. As a potential consignor, what are [...] Related posts:

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HOW TO PRICE VERY RARE COINS - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
By Doug Winter - CoinLink Content Partner If you collect very rare or finest known coins, figuring out what to pay for an item that you need for your collection can be difficult. Here is a real-life example of how I came up with what I believe to be an accurate value for a one-of-a-kind coin. The [...] Related posts:

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Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Eliasberg 1795 Eagle, Gem Oak Tree Shilling and 1806 quarter of the rarest variety! - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
News and Analysis:  scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community, #16 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds Yes, there are more rarities, available in Boston this month, which should be discussed. In my columns over the last two to three months, I have covered many important rarities that sold or appeared in Boston, especially coins [...] Related posts:

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Fire Damaged Coins Conserved - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Have you ever wondered what a coin collection might look like after it is pulled out of a house fire? The following is from the Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) newsletter and shows the remarkable conservation of a cherished collection after a damaging fire. “A house fire can be especially devastating to a prized coin collection. A [...] Related posts:

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Coins With Shady Pasts - Fri, 27 Aug 2010
The U.S. Treasury’s high-handed seizure of a 1933 St. Gaudens Double Eagle from a British dealer lured to America under false pretenses by a Secret Service Agent posing as a buyer for the coin is outrageous to me, and should be highly disturbing to you, the collector. The arrest of this dealer, Stephen Fenton, and [...] Related posts:

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