Imagine for a moment that you’re an ancient farmer with a bag of barley, and you need goat skins for a new tent. Your trip to the market could be quite a challenge. You’ll find a goat herder who wants barley if you’re lucky. But what if the goat herder needs a clay vessel? You … Continued
Ian Rank-Broadley and Jody Clark are two of the most talented British artists who have left an indelible mark on the United Kingdom and Commonwealth coinage. Each is best known respectively as the creator of the fourth and fifth portraits of Queen Elizabeth II used on all United Kingdom coinage. Both have also designed and engraved many other coins … Continued
Now that we have covered some of the various ways that precious metals-based coins and bullion can be damaged and how to protect your collection from those outside forces, this article will discuss some of the safest ways to store and display your coin collection. The Safest Ways to Store and Display Your Coin Collection … Continued
The Incuse Indian $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle and the larger $5 Incuse Indian Half Eagle are both popular series with collectors. The man behind the incuse design that appears on the gold Indian heads is the noted American sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt. Background Near the turn of the 20th Century, President Theodore Roosevelt grew tired of … Continued
There are many U.S. coins that fall into the vintage or classic category. This entry will cover some of the types that you’re most likely to see. Half Cent The half-cent has not been minted for many years at this point, but it has the lowest denomination of any U.S. coin. Half cents were struck … Continued
Numismatics changed forever in 1970 with the advent of Coin Invest Trust, also commonly referred to by the moniker CIT, a collective formed in the little country of Liechtenstein. For decades, the company has led the way in innovation, offering coins that could never have been imagined just a few short years ago. As you … Continued
For the first time, hundreds of coin dealers and collectors plan to drop more than a million classic American coins like Buffalo nickels, Eisenhower dollars and more into circulation to spark greater interest in numismatics. The change in your pocket could be worth more than you know! The American Numismatic Association’s National Coin Week is being celebrated this … Continued
You probably know that the recently-issued 2019 Apollo 11 50th anniversary $1 silver commemorative coins, both the 5 oz. and regular silver dollars, are the first U.S. Mint commemoratives struck from .999 fine silver. What you may not know however, is that this trend in “fineness” from the United States Mint is continuing! The 2019 America the Beautiful silver … Continued
When it comes to modern U.S. coins, rarity as defined solely by a coin’s mintage usually matters less than the rarity of a particular coin relative to the other coins in its series. In addition, certain modern U.S. coins are always in demand even when they are not the lowest-mintage coins of their series – perhaps … Continued
The successful Apollo 11 Mission and the landing of the first men on the Moon were distinctly American triumphs. Although the bulk of the credit rightfully goes to the nation behind the mission, other countries also made extremely valuable—and often overlooked—contributions to it. The Apollo 11 mission, which landed men on the moon for the … Continued
