Coin-Grading Basics
Just Starting Out
9 min read
A coin’s grade is defined as the labeling and categorizing of its condition or state [...]
Coin-Grading Basics
Just Starting Out
New to the hobby? Explore the articles below to get started on your collecting journey.
In-Between Grades
Just Starting Out
4 min read
The introduction of third-party grading in 1986 revolutionized numismatics, especially in how individual coins are [...]
In-Between Grades
Avoiding “Trap Coins”
Just Starting Out
5 min read
As you venture into more expensive areas of numismatics, many beginners and young collectors fall [...]
Avoiding “Trap Coins”
Seven Questions About Coins
Just Starting Out
5 min read
An infamous numismatist once remarked that to fully understand the history surrounding a coin, one [...]
Seven Questions About Coins
Books, Books, Books
Money Musings
5 min read
Collectors widely believe that if you are going to collect coins seriously, you need at [...]
Books, Books, Books
Storing Your Collection
Just Starting Out
5 min read
After adding a few pieces to your collection, you may wonder how to store your [...]
Storing Your Collection
How Much Should You Pay for a Coin?
Just Starting Out
5 min read
So, have you found the perfect coin for your collection? The right grade, the right [...]
How Much Should You Pay for a Coin?
To Clean or Not to Clean?
Just Starting Out
4 min read
One of the most prolific discussions and controversies in numismatics has been the subject of [...]
To Clean or Not to Clean?
“Two” Many Rumors
Paper Money
4 min read
Public misconceptions about our hobby are both entertaining and frustrating. When it comes to bank [...]
“Two” Many Rumors
Do “Details” Reduce a Coin’s Value?
Just Starting Out
5 min read
In the 1950s and ’60s, the motif of the day was to regularly clean coins. [...]
Do “Details” Reduce a Coin’s Value?