One of those most difficult, yet paramount concerns for the coin collector is grading. To the collector this will help him find the best coin of his desired type for his collection. To the investor, this would...
The authenticity of an individual artifact is determined by a number of factors: Source: The original source of the artifact is of primary importance and can tell you a great deal about the age, and...
Beginning in 2004, PCGS began designating coins delivered by the U.S. Mint in the 30 day period following the initial sales date of a new product as "First Strike". For instance, new American Silver Eagles...
The West Point Mint was originally opened in 1937 as a bullion depository and was officially designated by Congress as a Mint on March 31, 1988. This mint manufactures American Eagle uncirculated and proof...
A CAST COUNTERFEIT is a replication of a genuine coin usually created by making molds of the obverse and reverse, then casting base metal in the molds. A seam is usually visible on the edge unless it has been...
Gold Buffaloes The Gold Buffalo The gold buffalo is a brand new American pure gold (99.99% fine) bullion coin.The world's best known and first one-ounce gold bullion coin was the krugerrand, introduced in 1967...
a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall— (1) melt and refine bullion; (2) as required, assay coins, metal, and bullion; (3) cast gold and silver bullion deposits into bars; and (4) cast alloys into bars for...
The purpose of this ongoing guide is to inform the members of Ebay (and Ebay!) that we have a serious problem on this website. The world's largest cyber supermarket has problems with fakes. While I have...
What is a coin die?A coin die is a metal stamping tool engraved with the negative of a design, from which the positive image is transferred to the coin blanks during minting.Examples: In ancient times, coin...
ERIC is an encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins recently published by Rasiel Suarez of Dirty Old Coins. It is used to positively attribute and identify Roman coins minted between the reign of Augustus up until...