Archive for January, 2011

How Much Should One Pay For A Coin?

How Much Should One Pay For A Coin?

When it comes to understanding how to effectively buy and sell old coins to currency dealers and collectors, one can find a great deal of information online. For, all one has to do is look up a website which provides current coin values in order to know what different coins are worth. However, one must… Continue reading

Coin Collecting Creates Your Own Historical Museum

Coin Collecting Creates Your Own Historical Museum

Want to build a valuable legacy over time?  Try looking in old homes, under that old dresser, or up in the attic where great grandma kept her things patiently waiting for you to unearth them.  It is not unlikely to find old coins there, a rare old coin that - at today’s rate - may be… Continue reading

Is it legal to draw on a canadian dollar bill?

Is there a canadian law like the u.s. "Mutilation of national bank obligations"

United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
§ 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations

“Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt… Continue reading

Are you a Coin Broker or a Coin Dealer?

Are you a Coin Broker or a Coin Dealer?

You might wonder why the issue of a coin broker should impact you in any way, and you might be right. Not everyone will mind if the coins they’re being sold aren’t part of the dealer’s inventory.

The only problem I find with this is that although the dealer might be fair, the collector… Continue reading

Background And Benefits Of Quarter Coin Collecting

Background And Benefits Of Quarter Coin Collecting

Collecting coins has been a long-standing hobby which has been generally enjoyed by children and adults alike. Some of the reasons why individuals collect coins are that some coins can be valuable and increase in value over the years. While for others, coin collecting is just an opportunity to gather coins together and appreciate and pass… Continue reading

Gold coin prices - Soaring high

Gold coin prices - Soaring high

Gold coins prices vary very quickly. Today, in the time of economic slowdown, gold coins are the best investment for planning and having a safe future. The price of gold coin is increasing day by day and hence everyone has them in their mind for a safe and great future. Hence, people are investing in it. If… Continue reading

Taking Silver Dollars For Your Coin Collection

Taking Silver Dollars For Your Coin Collection

Picking silver dollars for your coin collection can be a time consuming process. You have to find a place that sells silver dollars and then you have to painstakingly browse through the available coins that they might have. It is possible that the one silver dollar you need to finish off your coin collection might be… Continue reading

Is your Coin Dealer Registered With Png?

Is your Coin Dealer Registered With Png?

PNG, as you will find out is short for the Professional Numismatists Guild. Since that’s rather a mouthful, in true American style it’s been shortened to PNG. You might be wondering why you want to know if your dealer is registered with PNG, and it’s very simple really.

PNG doesn’t allow just anybody and everybody onto… Continue reading

Math question involving mass, density, volume, and displacement?

Canadian 10¢ and 25¢ coins are made of pure nickel which has a density of 8.902 g/cm3. Suppose each dime weighs 2.00 g and each quarter weighs 5.00 g. A small collection of dimes and quarters are submerged in 10.00 mL of water in a graduated cylinder causing the water level to rise to the 15.95 mL mark. What is the combined monetary value (in Can$) of those coins?… Continue reading

Sell The Coin Collection Fast

Sell The Coin Collection Fast

Although there are not any guarantees that any coin collection will be sold quickly, there are things that the seller can do to help to get the coin collection sold as quickly as possible. If the person is experienced in coin collecting, the process is even easier since they already know each coin and what each coin is… Continue reading