One of most important coin collecting books about U.S. coins is called Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins. Often referred to as "the Breen book," this ... Read More

I have heard plenty of horror stories from readers who took their coins to a local dealer to sell them. Sometimes the offers which are made are are so ... Read More

If you live in or near the Chicago area, or want to get away for a weekend adventure, the major Chicago International Coin Fair (CICF) is in the Chicago area ... Read More

In 1917, the U.S. Mint issued a new Quarter Dollar design, created by sculptor Hermon A. MacNeil, called the Standing Liberty Quarter. This quarter depicts a beautiful Miss Liberty ... Read More

Searching pocket change for error coins is more popular than ever, with the economy the way it is these days. There are doubled die pennies worth hundreds, even thousands ... Read More

In these difficult economic times, people are doing everything they can to make their money stretch and perhaps bring in a few extra dollars every month. One of the ... Read More

U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy recently held a Coin Collectors forum in Puerto Rico in conjunction with the launch of the Puerto Rico quarter. U.S. Mint Collectors Forums are ... Read More

I got into a rather interesting discussion awhile back regarding ways to tell if a coin has been cleaned or not. In some cases it's blatantly obvious that a ... Read More

In a recent Coin Dealer Ethics column, we looked at Dave Lembke's purchase of a rare 1893-S Morgan Dollar. He bought the coin for $7 from his local coin ... Read More

I finally got my companion book to the 2009 Ultra-High Relief (UHR) Saint-Gaudens coin. The book was delivered by UPS via Next Day Air - Signature Required. I've ... Read More