So far the sales of virtually any coins whose value is closely tied to the spot price of gold or silver continues to surge. At the same time the price of these metals continues to fluctuate within a narrow trading range. This is a trading range that is significantly higher than was the range in whic

Are the precious metals and collectible coin market one and the same? An argument for a "yes" vote has some merit. If you ignore the truly scarce to rare coins for a moment, how many of the lesser coins of gold or silver buck this trend when these two metals are either rising or falling?

Collecting coins is a hobby that anyone and everyone could do. But collecting quarters is a hobby that - currently – it is estimated that one hundred six million Americans do. Men, women, and children of all ages are involved in collecting quarters.

Coin collecting was started only as a hobby for most people, however you can hear what other people say (or you probably have heard yourself) about news of people cashing in on their old coin; and that encouraged more people to go on a coin-collecting streak. If you are one of those people who want

Spot prices of gold, silver, and platinum spiked dramatically and are now slowly retreating. The good news is that the new trading range is noticeably higher than the previous range. The general public and many coin collectors reacted to these recent increases by making a run on bullion-related coin

If you had been handed a Trade dollar back in 1877, you wouldn't have been sure what to do with it, as its status of being legal-tender had recently been revoked. Some people claimed they were silver dollars and worth as much while others correctly said that they were only worth their silver value.

When is the perfect time to sell coins? This may be a dumb question if asked of a coin collector however timing really does make a difference. There are times when a collector wakes up in the morning and suddenly makes a decision to sell his precious collection of coins. There are also times that a

Carson City, Nevada, has a well deserved reputation for some very tough coins. The origin of the Carson City reputation stems from silver dollars. Thanks to Carson City Morgan dollars discovered in Treasury vaults and sold to the public, the coins that created the reputation were not scarce at all.

The word Brexit might not mean much to the average person, but to anyone who collects coins, it will mean a lot. Gold prices exploded to more than $1,300 an ounce while silver moved up to near $18. Platinum, which is both an industrial and precious metal, has failed to crack the $1,000 mark.

The summer solstice has come and gone. What this means for coin collectors is that we have hit the season where the buying and selling of coins traditionally gets slow. You could blame it on school being out, vacations, or other things. But regardless of the reason, this pattern appears to be at wor