Stephen Lockett, London Coins, Ltd.
Interviewer: David Lisot
Mr. Lockett operates London Coins Ltd, a coin business that trades in numismatics and includes an auction service. He is also founder of “Coin Grading Service UK,” Britain’s... read more »
November 26, 2011 8:29 AM / no comments
By Steve Roach – http://www.steveroachonline.com
Collectors and dealers alike enjoy buying coins that have been in long-held family collections as they are “fresh” to the market and have generally been allowed to age gracefully.
Naturally... read more »
November 10, 2011 1:29 PM / no comments
Posted by David W. Lange, NGC Research Director
This month Dave discusses the difficulty of detecting cleaned copper and bronze coins.
My recent column on the mistaken perception held by many that old coin albums will still prompt attractive... read more »
October 25, 2011 3:18 PM / no comments
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFRareCoins.com
If you’re an investor who believes high inflation is just around the corner and who sees rare coins as a terrific inflation hedge, as they’ve been in the past, now’s a great time to get... read more »
October 20, 2011 4:02 PM / 1 comment
by Max Spiegel, Numismatic Researcher – With Permission Courtesy of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
The 1870-CC is the key to the Seated Liberty quarter series. Read about the counterfeit that was submitted and how our experts recognized... read more »
October 18, 2011 11:50 PM / no comments
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFrarecoins.com
The coin market is at the leading edge of an emerging trend in coin grading and coin pricing. It started four years ago with the recognition of premium quality coins by CAC, Certified Acceptance... read more »
July 28, 2011 7:24 AM / 2 comments
BY Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
There is no getting around the fact that doctoring of rare United States gold coins is a problem in the market. Doctoring is not new. I’ve heard stories of American collectors and dealers “messing”... read more »
July 28, 2011 6:53 AM / 1 comment
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFrarecoins.com
Okay, so you’ve decided that owning rare coins for economic and personal reasons makes sense. Now, how do you get a grip on how the rare coin market works? First of all, take an interest... read more »
July 7, 2011 7:39 AM / 2 comments
Editors Note: The following is a letter we received following publication of an article on June 23rd by Louis Golino, “Are MS-70 Coins Value Traps” We felt the subject important enough to remove this from the comments section and... read more »
July 6, 2011 2:44 AM / 1 comment
By Louis Golino for CoinWeek
A quarter century after the establishment of the first professional coin grading companies, many coin collectors remain skeptical of the benefits of third party grading. For many of them buying raw, ungraded coins... read more »
June 23, 2011 12:01 AM / 13 comments