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By Susan Headley, About.com Guide to Coins since 2006

The Best Coin Collecting Blogs

Thursday April 5, 2007
Regular visitors to my site might have noticed a new section of links on the right-hand side called "Related Blogs." This is called a "Blogroll Widget" by the technical folks. It has room to list a half dozen or so blogs that I think are worthy of appearing on my site.

Right now, there are only three links there, because I would like to open this subject up for nominations. It's fine for me to pick what I think are the 6 or 7 best blogs, but this is your site, too, so I'd like you to nominate your favorite coin collecting blogs. You can nominate them via the Comments below, or email them to me directly at coins.guide@about.com. Either way, I'll review all of the submissions and add the best 3 or 4 more to my Blogroll.

In the meantime, I would like to draw your attention to the first entry on the list, Coin Collecting Through the Eyes of a Beginner. This blog is kept by my friend and colleague A.C. Dwyer, who collects Type I Double Eagles ($20 U.S. Gold pieces) and has the Number One ranked NGC Registry Set of Type I Double Eagles in the world. That doesn't sound much like a newbie to me, but I love his perspective and philosophy! His current post is a hilarious commentary on the new Presidential Dollars, which I am linking to directly through the "permalink," (to make sure the link shows the post I intend,) but I heartily recommend checking his blog out frequently!

The second blog on my list called, Coin Collecting, the Hobby of Kings, is another blog written with the novice collector in mind. Dan Hersam, the author of this blog and its accompanying Web site, has an engaging voice and several features I'd love to implement myself, including "Tuesday Trivia" quizzes, Q&A from visitors, and other types of excellent coin collecting coverage. Remember Dan, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! ;)

The third blog on my list is Coin Collecting News, also posted by A.C. Dwyer. He finds the most amazing stuff, and this blog is interesting reading. However, in the interest of broadening the scope and not letting anybody monopolize my "Blogroll Widget," I will probably replace this one with one of your nominations, so don't forget to nominate your favorite coin collecting blog via the Comments below!

Comments
May 28, 2007 at 9:04 pm
(1) Paul says:

Thank you. Good blogs on this subject are hard to find.

January 6, 2008 at 4:51 pm
(2) Jimmy says:

Check out this goofy guy and his coin “collection.”

http://www.thepennybucket.com

June 10, 2008 at 1:26 am
(3) coin collecting says:

Superb coins blog. Thanks for the information, it is very useful. I visited a site and it’s also cool, I’d like to share my coin collecting directory site with you, check this one out.
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July 1, 2008 at 11:36 am
(4) Steve says:

Seems like there are not too many coin collecting blogs out there. Probably becasue most collectors are older and most bloggers tend to be younger. Thanks for pulling some of the good ones together.

July 6, 2008 at 12:29 pm
(5) Coingrader says:

Please consider recommending a new coin blog, Coingrader Forum, at http://coingrader.wordpress.com/

Thanks

August 18, 2008 at 10:32 pm
(6) Cody says:

I have a question. I own a C.S.A. 5 dollar coin. I’ve tried looking it up and all i could find is that it doesn’t exist. I know it can’t be original b/c under where it says dollars on the back it has the word copy. do you know anything about it?

August 30, 2008 at 11:59 pm
(7) James says:

Great post, thank you. I’d like to share our collaborative website for collectors:

http://www.wikicoins.com/

WikiCoins is modeled after the popular, free encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Users can create articles, collaborate, and post buyer or seller ads for coins to any article.

Cheers.

September 11, 2008 at 3:40 am
(8) naryo says:

I just start to collect some coins. Thanks for the blog list because it helps me learn about this coin collecting stuff.

my coin collection

September 19, 2008 at 12:59 pm
(9) Nick says:

It’s good to find some nice information on coin collecting. For those that may be interested, there’s a site that sells collectible coins and paper money located at Easy Cash Services. Some very nice prices.

October 25, 2008 at 5:43 pm
(10) Mark says:

I’d like to humbly offer up my own coin collecting blog. I’m in Australia so there tends to be a bit of Australian stuff in there, but I am working on making it more applicable to collectors from anywhere. So why not take a look at my coin collecting blog.

December 2, 2008 at 1:52 am
(11) Andrew says:

Some nice information on coin collecting: Silver Coin And .com

December 23, 2008 at 9:04 am
(12) coinseller says:

i just found this website, they have many great coins. very big selection. http://buycollectsell.com/

January 22, 2009 at 5:37 pm
(13) Eddie L. says:

HELP !
I have U.S. mint coins. Proofs, unc.,and
my favorite the 20th Anniversary Set. Which
has the valuable reverse proof Eagle. It is
a three coin set. Opened for inspection 5 -+
times. Due to me outliving my children and
lack of interest from others I want to unload
before I go out to sea. Again – HELP!!!!

February 19, 2009 at 11:10 am
(14) USA Coin Auctions says:

Thank you Susan for an excellent article offering coin collectors links to sources that provide a wealth of information as well to any coin collector.

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February 22, 2009 at 8:12 am
(15) Jim - Coin Collection Guide says:

Excellent info.I have been collecting coins for some time and the biggest problem for me is to keep the coins safe from scratches, the grade suffers and the value goes down.Looks like I have to invest in coin holders and a few more coin albums.

May 9, 2009 at 9:35 am
(16) Mark says:

I have a 1797 Draped Bust Silver Dollar with 8 stars on the left and 7 on the right. Is this an obvious fake, or were there any 15 stars minted in 1797 ?

May 12, 2009 at 12:37 am
(17) coiny says:

Two years already!!! I remember this blog widget like it was last week. Which brings to mind. I’m still waiting for the mint to answer 10 quetions. If i remember, that was way after this one. Like a year! After all the bashing the mint has had lately, we’d be lucky to get the time of day.

:-)

coiny

May 21, 2009 at 12:32 pm
(18) Mom Ullman says:

I need some Denver mint state quarters to complete my collection. I am willing to trade Philadelphia mint quarters for them. I you are interested, please contact me at mom.ullman@gmail.com.

May 25, 2009 at 12:42 pm
(19) John says:

I really like the coin blog

June 17, 2009 at 12:05 pm
(20) Jay says:

I like this coin blog for the great current numismatic information that I can find.

July 13, 2009 at 1:47 pm
(21) fazee says:

hi
pls visit me for Malaysia Error & Rare Coins
Thx

July 13, 2009 at 1:58 pm
(22) fazee says:

hi
kindly visit http://fazeecoins.blogspot.com
for Malaysia Error & Rare Coins
Thx!!

August 15, 2009 at 6:42 pm
(23) Jay says:

Excellent Blog Susan thanks for the excellent articles on collecting coins and the links to sources that provide information to all coin collector. I’m new here look forward to more.

September 10, 2009 at 10:28 am
(24) sandrar says:

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

September 10, 2009 at 12:20 pm
(25) angelina jolie says:

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September 14, 2009 at 8:35 pm
(27) Les says:

I have found a coin on va beach looks old and has “writing” that is not english not even sure what language where do you suggest I go to get more information on my find?

September 21, 2009 at 12:29 am
(28) Ben DeWitt says:

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September 23, 2009 at 9:15 am
(29) mike says:

NCGS is this grading service comparable to NCG and PCGS?

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