Coin Collecting & Precious Metals Information

Investing In Silver With Coin Collecting

Collecting US silver coins is an excellent way to invest in the future. Not only are silver coins a solid investment they provide a fascinating hobby as well. A nicely presented coin collection is a thing of beauty; you can see and feel the value in your hands.

In recent years the value of silver has risen and it is expected to continue going up in the future. However, the value of a coin is in more than just its metal content. A coin also has “collectable value” based upon its rarity. Naturally, the more common a coin is the less its collectable value will be. Many silver coins are in such short…

Coin Collecting Can Be a Profitable Investment

Are you both a collector and an investor? One of the best ways to make your collecting both fun and highly profitable is to get into coin collecting. Even for novices to coin collecting, the hobby can actually become a profitable investment. With a little information and a sprinkling of wisdom you can build a coin collection that is truly a valuable investment.

There is money to be made in collecting; if you collect the right things.

Collecting has always been a popular hobby. People collect everything from coins and gems to postage stamps and from dolls to classic cars and everything in between. One of the best ways to make your collecting both fun and highly profitable is to get…

Why Do Some Coins Increase In Value?

A lot of beginners to coin collecting may assume that the older a coins is the more it is worth. In truth, the age of the coin really has no direct affect on its value. Rather than the age of a coin it is its relative rarity and level of demand that determines its value. As with any other commodity the value of a coin boils down to supply and demand.

Generally speaking the older a coin is the more potentially rare it may be. However, mintage numbers of coins through various years, and mintmarks varied widely. That, along with the occurrence of numerous varieties or errors means that it is possible for many older coins to be more common than…

Coin Collecting Is Much More Than A Hobby For Kids

Coin collecting is one of the oldest hobbies there is and in recent years, it’s became a very popular hobby for children of all ages. In fact, it’s one of the best hobbies there is for younger children since you can help them build a collection with little or no investment.

The best source to help your child begin a collection is from the change that you receive on a daily basis. Avid coin collectors know that you can often find many silver coins and wheat pennies in every day change. But, your child’s first collection doesn’t have to be older coins, the new state quarters are a perfect way to start.

US Commemorative Coins 2009 – 2010

2009

Two commemorative coins were issued for 2009, honoring two very important men; Abraham Lincoln and Louis Braille. Lincoln, as our sixteenth President, led the country during one of its darkest periods, the War Between the States. Louis Braille, a man from France who developed the Braille method of reading and writing for the visually impaired.

Abraham Lincoln is honored with a commemorative silver dollar coin. The coin is made up of 90% silver, balanced by copper. The obverse has an engraving of President Lincoln, rendering him as if he were deep in thought. The reverse has an excerpt from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. (500,000 minted)

The 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille is marked by a silver dollar coin that has readable Braille…

US Commemorative Coins 2007 – 2008

2007

The Virginia Company of London, England landed on the shores of what would be the United States of America in 1607.  These would be the first English settlers in the New World. The 400th anniversary of their settlement, Jamestown (named for King James of England) was honored with two commemorative coins.

The silver dollar coin has on its obverse an engraving of three faces representing diversity of the different cultures brought together in the New World. On its reverse there is the image of the three ships that brought the English Virginia Company to North America; The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery. (500,000 minted) It is 90% silver and 10% copper.

The five dollar gold coin has on its obverse the legendary Captain…

US Commemorative Coins 2006

One of this country’s greatest scientists and philosophers was Benjamin Franklin. He was a strong force leading the American Revolution and invented many things. The United States mint commemorated him with two silver dollar coins issued in 2006, honoring the 300th anniversary of his birth. One coin shows him for the scientist that he was, while the other honors his place as an instrumental leader in our country’s independence.

The first coin shows an engraving of Franklin with his kite experimenting with electricity on the obverse, while the reverse has the “Join or Die” cartoon that Franklin published in the Pennsylvania Gazette May 9, 1754. (250,000 minted)

The second coin shows a simple portrait of him on the obverse, while the reverse has the designs…

US Commemorative Coins 2004 – 2005

2004

1879 saw the invention of the light bulb at the hands of Thomas Edison. 2004 brought about the minting of a commemorative coin which honored Edison. The coin was 90% silver and 10% copper, and featured an artist’s view of Edison in his laboratory and an image of the early light bulb on the obverse. The reverse  has a singular picture of the light bulb with a commemoration of its 125th anniversary above. It is marked also with the years 1879-2004. (500,000 minted)

Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke led over 35 men with the help of a young woman belonging to the Shoshone nation (Sacajawea) across the country. They began the long journey of the many miles west as the Unites States was…

US Commemorative Coins 2002 – 2003

2002

Two coins were issued by the U.S. Mint for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games. The five dollar coin is 90% gold and 10% alloy and has the crystal emblem of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games over the beautiful design entitled “Rhythm of the Land” on it’s obverse. The reverse has the Olympic flame on top of a cauldron. (80,000 made)

The silver dollar coin is comprised of 90% silver and 10% alloy. On the obverse it portrays the Crystal Emblem as well as the classic Olympic rings and the “Rhythm of the Land” design. It’s reverse has the beautiful Rocky Mountains in the backdrop, superimposed by the Salt Lake City skyline. (400,000 made)

The bicentennial of West Point Military Academy was commemorated…