Archive | February, 2010

26 February 2010

Modern Gold Coins Offer Exciting Opportunities

The world of numismatics if filled with rare coins, valuable coins and more.  In fact, coin collecting has become enormously popular in recent years, as it has become simpler than ever before to collect valuable coins from around the world.  Coin collecting offers a great way to build wealth, as well as a very rewarding [...]

22 February 2010

Rare Certified Coins Are Better Investments

Looking out over the financial landscape, it seem like everyone has investment recommendations.  Most of them are worthless, touted by shills who will make a commission when you buy their depreciating stocks, mutual funds, or bond packages.  There are better investments to be made.  By getting into rare certified coins, you will be able to [...]

18 February 2010

Four Ways to Pick a Coin Dealer

Collecting coins can be an entertaining hobby or a valuable investment, or a little of both. No matter your reason for building your collection, there are certain things that you need to know and certain actions you need to take in order to make the most of it. One of these things is choosing the [...]

14 February 2010

Investing in Gold Coins

People who want to invest their money in an intelligent investment account might consider investing in gold. This type of investment is tangible and physical, and it can help you understand more about investing in general. There are different types of gold that you can invest in, including bars, jewelry, and bullion. Another way to [...]

10 February 2010

Certified Coins Help Ease You into Coin Investing

Making the transition to coin investing can be challenging if you are used to working with mutual funds or real estate plans.  With stocks, you can check the value of your investments by looking at analysts’ descriptions or the price to earnings ratios.  With real estate, you can look at sales figures or an appraiser’s [...]

6 February 2010

How to Determine the Value of Silver Dollars

If you have inherited or purchased a collection of Morgan silver dollars, you may find yourself wondering just what these coins might be worth.  While there are certainly price guides available online, you are required to understand the condition of your coin in order to know what the real value is.  Likewise, you will be [...]

2 February 2010

Why Should You Collect Silver Coins?

Silver coins date back to ancient Greek civilization.  Though they are no longer used as currency they are still traded as commodity, or more to the point bullion.  While there is a good chance you could stumble upon a rare silver coin with historical significance, for the most part, you will be looking for coins [...]