By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
A standard prudent business practice is to plan for contingencies. Contingencies are future events that might come to pass, but will not necessarily occur. For instance,... read more »
February 22, 2012 3:18 PM / 2 comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #96
At the ANA Convention in August, which will be held in Philadelphia, Stack’s Bowers Galleries (SBG) will... read more »
February 22, 2012 7:30 AM / 1 comment
Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast,
Our January was very busy although the show schedule was somewhat slow after the ‘dynamite’ Florida United Numismatists Show. We took a long buying trip out West during the third week of January and bought some... read more »
February 21, 2012 6:04 PM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
Determining which coins will be low mintage keys in their respective series is a significant part of the fun of collecting modern U.S. coins. As one year nears its end, astute collectors study sales figures and... read more »
February 20, 2012 2:38 PM / 6 comments
By Patrick A. Heller – Liberty Coin Service
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
In my previous column, I discussed how the COMEX Commercial traders in the silver market increased their net short position by more than... read more »
February 16, 2012 8:21 PM / 10 comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
CoinWeek Content Partner
Cats versus dogs. Coke versus Pepsi. Good versus evil. You get my point: two camps competing for your heart, your affection or your soul. Its not that far-fetched to stretch... read more »
February 16, 2012 10:21 AM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
Critics often assert that too many modern U.S. commemorative coins have been issued, and that the program has been abused to raise money from surcharges. Each coin carries a surcharge that goes to non-profits groups... read more »
February 15, 2012 5:36 PM / 7 comments
By Patrick A. Heller – Liberty Coin Service
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
One tactic used by the US government, its trading partners, and allies in its effort to hold down the price of gold is to also manipulate... read more »
February 15, 2012 3:04 PM / 9 comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #95
Contrary to popular belief, not all U.S. five cent coins are nickels. Actually, nickels are traditionally... read more »
February 15, 2012 12:44 PM / no comments
By Steve Roach
First published in the Feb. 13, 2012, issue of Coin World
The problems of counterfeit coins and “coin doctoring” are two issues that have the potential to harm the coin market in the long term if not properly addressed.
For... read more »
February 14, 2012 8:09 AM / no comments