Educational Series

What They Are

A numismatic variety is a coin that differs from the standard design of its issue due to

How do I get my coins Certified?    Part 2

Ok, if you are cheating and have not read part 1 yet, some

Proof, Business or Special?

It’s all in the strike.

Well, we have all seen coins that are labeled as

Do you have a 1975 No S Proof dime?

Recently the news was ablaze with a recent discovery of the 1975

We often get online inquiries about coins people find that they think are mint errors. So, we thought

Buffalos: Is it a type 1 or type 2?

Have you ever noticed that it is mostly in the first year of a new

Recently I had a batch of unopened 1981-S Proof Sets come into the office.  As you know the type 2

Every once in a while you get something back from a third party grading company that just makes you scratch

Are you wondering what your coins or Jewelry are worth? 

Then this is the article for you.  We put

I am not sure if anyone has said this out loud yet or not, but I sure cannot shake the idea that CAC

While I will not speculate why you ended up reading this article it will be enough to say that like with

Full Band, Full Steps, Full Head and Full Bell Lines…..

Something about Numismatists and the word full.

This article took a long time to write because this is a very difficult topic to write succinctly.  

What does an Uncirculated coin really mean?

In the world of coins, you hear the term Uncirculated or

Why do we use the word cull?

Have you ever heard the word cull used in Numismatics? Whenever we hear

What is Coin Collecting and how can we start? 

This is an overview for those that are exploring coin

What is the difference between bullion and Numismatics? 

We see these concepts get mixed up and interchanged

Are you a Silver Stacker or a Gold Hog?  This one is for you….

One day you are just living your life

Coin Quiz! : What do these coins have in common?

Ok, so you want to publish a “price guide.” How does one do that? Conventional wisdom says that you

Please enjoy the video.

link->>  https://youtu.be/0f-tUfF84X4

While you can do one or both, the universe seldom hands out opportunities to do them both at the same

Lab Grown?