Coin collecting is one of the most interesting hobbies, which can be also very rewarding. The purpose of this web site is to provide information about numismatics (coin collecting) and coin values to coin collectors and/or coin investors.
This web site is dedicated to anything related to coin collecting, it's updated weekly, so please bookmark it and check for updates often. You can also post any suggestions to our coin forum.
You can find information about coin values, Old Coin Values, American Coin Values, Rare Coin Values, Canadian Coin Values on our Coin Values page.
Also, please visit our Coin Catalog for an online reference of US coins and World coins.
Numismatics
Numismatic or Coin Collecting is the science of coins under an economic, legislative, metrological and artistic point of view. It has a great importance in the whole Historical and Archaeological science; as a matter of fact into the peculiarity of a people or age the Coin holds a fundamental role: Numismatic has always reflected the political, economical, artistic and social trends of the time in which it developed. Also see Coin Collecting FAQ.
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Coin Collecting As investment
There are more and more people who are starting to view coin collecting as investment. You can see this phenomenon with US coins, where some specialists started to suggest to keep 10% of your investment portfolio in precious coins or rare coins!
It becomes more and more interesting for investors as constant growth in coin values bring better returns than risky stock market. If you would like to invest in US coins, purchase them directly from US Mint.
Apart of US and Canada where coin collecting is already matured, it's growing fast in Australia and Europe. In fact, Europe has a huge potential with it's fast growing economy and amazing history of coins. Some East European countries are showing very fast growth in coin's prices as economy is stabilizing, more people understand the potential value of these coins and trying to buy them while they are still cheap. You can buy Gold US Coins, Canadian Coins and Russian Coins online at Coin Dealer shop - My Coin Dealer.
Please refer to our Coin Collecting as Investment page for more information about Investing in coins and visit Stock Investing to find information about investing in stock market.
Did you know that you can search completed listings on Ebay? This is the best way to find the latest coin prices. You would have to be registered user, go to "Buy", select category you need and check "Completed Listings" under "Search options", then click "Search" button. This will give you all recent sales, you can narrow it down by specifying a year.
As a general rule you should not clean your coins. There are some exceptions when you can clean a coin, but make sure you know what you are doing first.
Coin collectors should not use coin holders, which contain PVC, such as soft vinyl flip. Plasticizers mixed with the PVC can damage coins over time, causing greenish "PVC damage".
Please refer to our Coin Holders page for more information about keeping coins safe.
Other Coin Collecting Information
Taking picture of the coins
Here are some tips on how to take coin pictures that may help you: picture of coin
05/06/2008 Universal Coin & Bullion to Donate Signed Portrait of Harry S. Truman at NRA's Annual Meetings & Exhibits 2008 in ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Universal Coin & Bullion announces their contribution to ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) at this year's Annual Meetings and Exhibits to be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center and the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-18, 2008.
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05/09/2008 Cute little loners (Toronto Sun)
U.B. Funkeys are ready to take your children into a virtual world
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