collecting coins and currency
National Coin Week feature: Standing Liberty Quarter
Portrait of Liberty: Standing Liberty Quarter (1916 – 1930) The Standing
Liberty quarter features a full head-to-toe Liberty goddess standing in
a gateway seen in a defensive posture holding a large oval shield. As
this design was created during the first world war, but before US
involvement, it is said that Liberty is facing to her left toward the
armed...
National Coin Week feature: Liberty Walking Half Dollar
Portrait of Liberty: Liberty Walking Half Dollar (1916 – 1947) Ms
Liberty is seen walking, striding actually… across the obverse side of
Adolph A. Weinman’s renowned half dollar of 1916. “Liberty Walking,”
with rays of sunshine beaming to the front, anticipated the entry of
America on the side of the Allies during World War I, projecting the US
as a...
National Coin Week feature: Libertas Americana Medal - 1783
National Coin Week – Libertas Americana Medal - 1783 Before there were US coins… before there was even a US mint… there was the American Revolution – a war fought to secure liberty and independence for the rebellious English colonies. During that conflict, the American Continental Army was largely outnumbered and outgunned by the occupying British forces. Nonetheless, there...
Traits of a Coin Collector
What type of coin collector are you? There are a number of collectors in
the coin collection world and most interestingly, there are certain
common traits. There have been studies showing that collector groups
scored significantly higher in academic achievement than did the
noncollector group. According to a study, Coin collectors are considered
meticulous, perfectionists, extremely orderly, passionate and quite
patient. Their......
Do's and Don'ts when inheriting a coin collection?
So you inherited a coin collection, what next? Questions you may have
when you inherit a coin collection are “My relative recently passed away
and left us their coin collection. We don’t know much about coins. Can
anyone tell us (a) if they’re valuable, (b) how we should handle them,
and (c) how to go about selling them?” At London Coin...
Introducing a new generation of Coin Collectors
Introduce your child to coin collecting Does your child show an interest
in collecting things? Is he or she looking for a new hobby? If so, then
we’ve got the perfect activity: coin collecting! Not only will this
provide a myriad of developmental boosts for your child, but it will
also do a stellar job of keeping him or her...
One Way to Check if Your Jewelry is FAKE
As jewelry buyers, we test items to make sure they are real before we
purchase them. Therefore as sellers, we can ensure the quality of our
pieces. Today we'll share our first step in checking the authenticity of
gold, silver and platinum jewelry so that you can be confident in your
purchases, as well. Gold, silver and platinum are not magnetic. We
run a magnet...
Halloween, Trick or Treat, and Coins
From the perspective of children, Halloween is a collecting adventure. Think about it… all the little hobgoblins and other tiny mischief makers in the neighborhood move from house to house collecting candy and sweets galore. During the medieval period children in Ireland and Scotland were not given sweets. For them it was coins – in exchange for a song, a...
What about Proof Coins?
Proof coins are special coins. They are made by government mints
worldwide with coin collectors in mind. They are never intended to
circulate, and they have a much different appearance from coins made for
circulation. So, are proof coins somehow better than regular business
strikes? Because they are made on different equipment, with different
steps in their preparation, many collectors...
Penny Wise and Penny Hopeful
This afternoon there is a huge bag of wheat cents for me to inventory.
At London Coin Galleries Mission Viejo we buy many coin collections each
month. Not surprisingly, most coins are common coins – which is the
natural outcome of our government’s plan for making coins for our
economy. Simply stated, make many coins as fast as possible. However,...