This is a post about two very surprising things that happened recently: one awesome one, and one not so awesome one ;) Let’s start with the awesome, shall we? My mother found a coin necklace passed down through my family! She found it while cleaning out some old ... [Full Post]
It’s been about 5 months since our last posting here (sorry!), but to my collection’s delight I’m still very much collecting and immersing myself into this wide wonderful world of coins and currency :) In fact, just the other month I started two new focuses that’s since reignited ... [Full Post]
[Hey guys! Got another guest post for ya, this time in partnership with CoinAdvisor.com on keeping your coins safe. We’ll be back to blogging regularly here soon, it’s just been a madhouse getting some of my other projects out the door. Sorry! I’m still collecting on the side, ... [Full Post]
[Hey guys! Have an interesting guest article for you today in partnership with the folks at LearCapital.com – a site that sells gold coins and other precious metals. They reached out a few weeks ago about sponsoring an article here, and having always been curious about how one ... [Full Post]
Told you I’d be back! :) As much as I love (and collect) older U.S. Coins, it seems all I’ve been picking up lately here – and sharing – is foreign stuff. Well, that changed last week I picked up four (that’s right, 4!) vintage American coins at ... [Full Post]
Hey guys! Just wanted to give you a quick heads up that I’m giving away my 1865 Two-Cent piece over on one of my projects this week: RockstarFinance.com If you’re interested in it, all you have to do is leave a comment on that linked page up there ... [Full Post]
What’s up, coin lovers! Picked up a few coins at our latest coin club auction and thought you’d enjoy checking them out. In pursuit of finding older – different – coins for my collection, I came back with the following: 1777 1 Reale Mexican Colonial (Carlos III) 1850’s ... [Full Post]
My friend finally got his 1955 Double Died Lincoln Cent back from submitting it PCGS! What do you think it came back as? Authentic? Fake? Uncirculated? Well, wonder no more… Here’s how PCGS graded it: If you’re wondering what “PCGS Genuine” or the “Cleaning” label is as I ... [Full Post]
Okay, so if you thought that 1955 Doubled Die Penny from last month was rare, check out these bad boys! Going for $299,000 and $95,000, respectfully! (It’s always fun to dream, right?) 1966 limited edition (and signed!) Salvador Dali gold medal set Two extremely rare 22 Karat gold ... [Full Post]
Got this incredible note from a fellow coin collector this week – can you imagine??? ******* Hey J. Money, It’s been a couple months since we last chatted, hope you and your family are all well. So I think we left off just before I got my $1,000 ... [Full Post]