April 2020

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Grading Your Coins
Careful consideration must be given to the condition of a coin before arriving at its value, since a minor difference in grading can mean a substantial difference in price. There are several factors to keep in mind when attributing varying grades of
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‘W’ Quarters Galore
I found my second “W” quarter in the same place I found the first one back in September 2019; emptying the quarters from one of the pool tables at work. It is another Lowell design, but in much nicer condition that the first one I found. It would pro
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Collecting Coin-Related Items
When it gets close to Christmas, my wife and I begin keeping our eyes open for “stocking stuffers.” These are inexpensive gifts to stuff into our son and grandson’s stockings and into our spouses’ as well. This year, we spotted one such gift as soon
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A Fistful of Bargains: Finding Good Value in U.S. Silver
THERE’S NO doubt about it, folks love a bargain. It need not be coins. We all like doing some after-Christmas shopping, just to see what might be out there at half price, simply because it is one day after the holiday. But that love for a good buy is
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First Spouse Coins: Bargain-Priced?
I WAS TALKING to a friend at a New Year’s Day brunch, when the topic of coins came up. As you would expect, virtually everyone knows that I’m a “coin person.” Anyway, my friend reminded me that several years ago I had told him that North Carolina qua
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Year in Review: Collector Market Stable
There were six U.S. coins that sold for in excess of $1 million each during 2019. Five of them were sold by auction. The other was through a verifiable direct sale. The truly scarce to rare segment of the coin market is healthy and thriving–especiall
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Silver and U.S. Coinage
BEGINNING IN the latter part of 2018, the value of silver and gold started to climb. Silver was often at or above the $17 per ounce mark while gold passed $1500, sometimes very strongly. These recent fluctuations mask the fact that, for decades, the

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