Nearly anyone can easily retire comfortably investing in rare coins, if they take the time to invest in quality rare coins. Of course there are few things required to achieve this lofty goal.

U.S. gold coins and foreign gold coins are both made of the same element. But the question arises: Which is better?

Slabbed coins graded by a third party grading service are supposed to be a guarantee that the slabbed coin has been accurately graded and certified.

Unsearched coin rolls can be fun to search and they used to be more popular in the good old days of coin collecting. Unsearched rolls are still being sold, but you don’t see as many of them as you would have in the past.

Coin trends are very cyclic. The book value of most rare coins goes up and down all the time. There are many factors that can affect a given coin’s market value.

With the current high prices for gold and silver many people would like to own bullion but do not know how to buy it on their own with confidence. And there is no shortage of con artists and scammers eagerly waiting to take advantage of these inexperienced investors.

People make investments of different kinds in the hope of increasing their return on the money invested. Any type of investment has its own inherent risks. Risk has an inverse relationship with returns. The riskier the investment the higher the returns usually are.

Despite the unpopularity of $1 coins with the public, believe it or not, there are some consumer groups that are still trying to pressure the Federal Government to circulate more—many more $1 coins. Groups like Citizens Against Government Waste, are getting very aggressive in there efforts to pus

Coin collectors, old and new, have always wondered whether the coin or coins they have in their possession are worth more than the face value today - or in the foreseeable future.

There are many coin scams that collectors need to be aware of. It is simply amazing what some people will do to make money at any cost. These sales tricks are nothing short of theft.