Coin Collector Guide

Last summer the spot price of silver was floating around $17.00 to $18.00 per ounce. I knew without doubt that silver was headed for a dramatic rise and so I tried to encourage people to invest in it if they were able. Now I think that there may be some folks out there who are regretting that they didn’t take advantage of this opportunity. Today, less than a year later, silver is about $38.00 which is about a 210% increase! Will silver continue to go up? I believe that it will. My own opinion is that silver will pass the $100 per ounce mark in the near future. When? I can only guess but I believe it will be sooner rather than later and would not be surprised to see it within a year. You hear a lot about gold, especially if you watch television news. But could gold give you a 210% increase?...

Collecting old British silver coins can be a great start to any coin collection. These coins are great in many ways – You can learn their history, the coins are collectible and you are also building up a stash of silver. Coin collecting is also an extremely enjoyable hobby that can be enjoyed by the whole family! Of course it stands to reason that the older the coins the more expensive they are going to be to collect. However this hobby is to be enjoyed by everyone and can be done “on the cheap”. If you mainly concentrate on silver coins/shillings from the 1900’s you will easily build your collection. Don’t forget that other people are also into this hobby as well and so as you upgrade your collection you can sell off your surplus coins and make some extra money to put towards...

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) Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar The 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille is marked by a silver dollar coin that has readable...

1964 – Current Three months after the assasination of President Kennedy the US Mint changed the design of the silver half dollar to honor JFK. In 1964, when the Kennedy Half Dollar was first minted, it contained the usual 90% silver content (11.25 g) that Americans were familiar with. A year later the silver content was reduced and the coin was lightened. From 1965 up through 1970 Kennedy Half Dollars contain only 40% silver, which comes out to 4.60 g per coin. When 1971 rolled around Americans were presented with half dollars which contained nothing more than copper and nickel. Kennedy Half Dollar In 1965 the composition of US dimes and quarters were also changed to remove the silver. And finally in 1970, with the removal of silver from the half dollar, the days of silver coinage being...

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. Jamestown Commemorative Silver Dollar The five dollar gold coin has on its obverse the legendary Captain John Smith meeting...

Collecting US silver coins is an excellent way of investing in silver for your 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 supply that they value significantly more than their silver content, while others are so common that they can be obtained very near to their silver value – an excellent...

Of all the coins that were minted in the United States during the 1800s, the Morgan Silver Dollar is by far the most sought after. Anyone who has received one of these as a hand me down from an older relative stands to cash in on a significant pay day. Some people go so far as to refer to the Morgan Silver Dollar as the king of all United States issued silver coins. After this many years, the pure beauty of this silver coin remains breathtaking. If one were to attempt to buy a certain date/mint Morgan Silver Dollar that is found to be in mint condition, they could expect to pay no less than $2,000. Morgan Silver Dollar   Another silver coin that was minted during the 1800′s is the Liberty Seated Dime. Although this coin isn’t nearly as common as Morgan Silver Dollars, it is...

Anyone wanting a relatively safe and fun way to invest their money may want to consider joining the growing rare gold and silver coin collector’s market. Due to the increasing number of people starting their own collection, the lower rates of interest, the decreasing value of the dollar and the daily changes in the stock market, the coin market is exploding. That combined with the shrinking supply of available coins has resulted in the value of both gold and silver coins experiencing a continued growth. There are many additional benefits to beginning coin collecting. Since neither gold nor silver can be duplicated or manufactured by humans, so their value remains constant, which is very reassuring to investors. Another appealing benefit is that because gold and silver are legal tender, they...