Posts Tagged ‘Coin collecting’
The Cardinal’s Rules
Remember when the “Cardinal Collector” was just another Registry set owner? Neither do we, but we do remember when Martin Logies was just another collector in the crowd. Read on for the entire story.
In the February 2013 Issue …
February 2013 table of contents
Interview with Fred Weinberg
COINage recently interviewed error-coin expert Fred Weinberg. He discussed today’s error-coin marketplace and gave the magazine a peek at some of his favorite items. Fred Weinberg Interview
New Collectibles Available
Oded Paz has issued some new elongateds to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics. This design was elongated on different coins, as follows: 1/2 Large pre-decimal British pence 1 Large pre-decimal British penny 2 British pence U.S. quarter Brass planchet Copper planchet The cost is $3 per coin when sold individually. There are two different sets: ...
British Royal Mint Releases Olympic Gold and Silver Coin Collection
[RICHMOND, VA] The British Royal Mint has announced a distribution deal with Stauer (www.Stauer.com) and GovMint (www.GovMint.com) to release their official Olympic London 2012 coin collection. Consumers will now be able to collect each of the unique gold and silver coins as a celebration of this year’s 30th Summer Olympiad. The Royal Mint has been striking coins for ...
Can You Dig It?
Metal detecting—or “digging,” as enthusiasts sometimes call it—has drawn a plethora of passionate hobbyists with varied interests for decades, and reality television is shining a new light on this pastime. Read the whole story here
Can We Talk?
About coin collecting? Actually, we were wondering about collecting in general. We were talking one day about what people in the office collect, how they got started collecting, what will they do with their collection in the future, etc. Some of us are accumulators. I fall into this category. A few first-edition novels here, some ...
Coin Collecting Methods
One of the great things about collecting coins is that there are so many ways to go about it. You can collect by type or specialty, topic or composition. There is no right or wrong way. (I suggest that you collect what you like, in the highest quality you can afford. That way, if you ...
NGC Grades Ted Williams Collection
[Sarasota, Florida] ? Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that they have certified select coins from the Ted Williams Collection. The 91 coins were a part of the personal items of Baseball Hall of Fame member Ted Williams. Each coin is encapsulated with the pedigree Ted Williams Collection. Consisting of 78 U.S. and 13 world ...
New Facebook Poll
COINage has received several recent press releases regarding the national parks quarters, the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, as it’s officially called. The fact that we’ve seen so many quarter-related headlines begged the question in-house: Are you or someone you know collecting the America the Beautiful quarters? And, just for kicks, we took it outside ...
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- My Two Cents’ Worth: The $10-Million Coin
- Coinage Kids: May 2013
- In the May 2013 Issue …
- “Land of Water” from the Austrian Mint
- Next-Gen Numismatics
- My Two Cents’ Worth: Got Change for a Trillion?
- Coinage Kids: April 2013
- In the April 2013 Issue …
- The Cardinal’s Rules
- Davissons Ltd. to Run First Online Auction