A key to turning a profit when you sell your coin collection is knowing when it is time to sell. If you have kept track of the price that your coins will fetch and you think you can get a nice return on your investment then it is probably time to sell. (...)

The past five years saw the collapse and near collapse of financial giants and companies considered too big to fail. Due to this, many people are looking for alternative investment opportunities and quite a number have considered silver coin collecting as possibility. (...)

Technology today makes it possible for you to keep consistent, detailed and understandable records of your coin collection. If you are a serious hobbyist, you will know how painstaking the recording aspect of coin collection is. (...)

If you are a neophyte wanting to venture into rare coin collecting as a hobby, there are two new best friends waiting for you. One is the Professional Coin Grading Service price guide and the other is the Red Book guide book. (...)

Getting the best coin collecting value is one of the first things a neophyte numismatist must learn. So, if you are a new coin collector, there are several time tested techniques that you must remember before you invest a substantial amount of money in acquiring...

Whether you are a hobbyist or a serious investor, there are some coin collecting tips that help ensure the quality of your collection. Shared by experts, these tips also help you sell your collection for the right price at the right time. (...)

Parents often despair that their offspring are glued to the television set and are unable to think of entertainment as anything beyond video games. In the same manner, teachers often lament their pupils’ inability to concentrate on anything that does not come from...

Because of the unsatisfactory performance of the stock market today, people are earnestly looking for alternative ways to keep their money safe and see it grow. A good number have become interested in finding out about investment prospects in stamp collecting or...

Starting and maintaining a gold coin collection takes a lot of money and it is only reasonable to expect such a collection to increase in value as years go by. If you are seriously thinking of venturing into gold coin collecting it is important to know everything you...

Through the decades, people have collected coins for different reasons. In the past, when coins were made of gold, these were collected mainly for their intrinsic value. As far back as the 1st century, accounts show that the Roman emperor Augustus already had a form...

When is the perfect time to sell coins? This may be a dumb question if asked of a coin collector however timing really does make a difference. There are times when a collector wakes up in the morning and suddenly makes a decision to sell his precious collection of...

When one is just starting in coin collecting, often the first question is: “What is the value of the coin?: and the answer is that the coin will cost as much as you are willing to pay for it and the amount can vary considerably. (...)

Mint Marks are tiny letters referring to the locality where the minting of coins took place. The position of mint mark can be found typically on the back side of coins that were minted before the year 1965 and on the front after the year 1967. (...)

Coin collecting is a fun hobby to start and the thrill of hunting for old coins is enough for many people to continue doing it. Other people consider coin collecting an investment, something they can receive a profit from. (...)