Spare Change Ep01: Coin collecting do's and dont's (gold and silver coins too ...
In this episode of spare change we talk about the things you need to know about coin collecting (Silver and gold coins too). We go over what type ...
Protecting Valuables: Commercial Safe or Bank Safe Deposit Box?
Richard Schwary – California Numismatic Investments
Salt Lake City police investigate coin theft from residence / Burglars steal heavy gun safe containing $500,000-plus in coins: This headline along with the sad story was written by Paul Gilkes of Coin World (August 1, 2011). According to the published account the victims were away from their home only a short while and upon returning found their basement ransacked and the valuable treasure missing. Unfortunately this happens more than we would care to admit in the coin business
So what is the chance this collection will be found and returned to its rightful owners? If they are lucky and the robbers make a few mistakes there is a chance but I’m not hopeful because of the extreme liquidity of rare coins and precious metals.
In the Gilkes story some of the missing material was graded by NGC so this is a beginning and if the thieves were not skilled, or simply stupid, recovery is possible by circulating a detailed list among dealers along with law enforcement information including contact numbers. You would think this is the most obvious first step but until recently making such information available to national law enforcement was not easy. Before the widespread use of the Internet and in my early years as a PNG Board Member I actually mailed a thousand copies of the PNG Dealer Directory to a list of the current Police Chiefs in the US. I also included a cover letter which explained that if numismatic material went missing these dealers might be able to help. I did not get one return answer so in the old days distributing national information about stolen material was limited. Today the Professional Numismatists Guild will post and relay your list to all its dealers and The Numismatic Crime Information Center founded by Doug Davis will also post and distribute stolen coin information.
Rare coins of the world - News
How to Buy Rare Coins on eBay
For US coins, there are retail pricing guides that provide some guidance. These include the Red Book, PCGS Price Guide, and Numismedia. The only price guide I am aware of for World coins is Krause, but I find Krause's prices to be out-of-date most of
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Coin Appraisals Serve Varied Purposes
He has written for the ANA, Coin Dealer Newsletter, Coin World, Numismatic News, , Coin Values, The Numismatist and currently has a weekly column on CoinWeek. Mark can be reached at Mark Ferguson Rare Coins ( www.mfrarecoins.com)
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Martinez man pleads guilty to stealing $1 million worth of rare coins
According to documents, Yeager was the collections manager at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colo., from January to March 2007, during which time he stole several rare coins from around the world, as well as such
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Krause Publications celebrates 60 years Chet Krause created Numismatic News from his mother's kitchen table in rural Iola in 1952 as a coin collector looking for a way to connect with other collectors around the country. The company later added magazines such as Coins, World Coin News and |
Rare Coin Market Report – January 2012
In fact, although I stated in a Rare Coin Road Warrior article earlier this year that the FUN Show was the biggest single show of the year, I was informed that the Summer ANA World's Fair of Money is larger. Some say potato, some say potato-you know
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