Coin Collecting

The Morgan Silver Dollar is one of the most popular and well known Silver coins in the world. How did it get started?

One of the most stunning shipwrecks of all time sank 30,000 lbs of Gold – worth $816 million today – and 425 lives.

These notes were printed in 1861, were not backed by Gold or Silver, but by the “full faith and credit of the United States government.”

Very few of these notes survived the US Government’s burn order, but it’s the story and the history that makes these notes worth collecting.

Nothing is more Roman than the Colosseum. Of course coins were minted to celebrate it!

The Persian Empire was one of the largest empires in human history. So why is it so hard to find their coins?

Since 2009 the US Mint has produced several high relief coins with unique designs. See them here.

Congress passed the “America’s Beautiful National Parks Act of 2008, which included circulating quarters highlighting our “sites of natural or historical significance”.

Error coins are appealing to certain collectors and they come in a wide variety of errors. Learn more about the basic errors that these collectors

Roman coins make both great conversation pieces and investments for the future.

The first dollar coin used in the United States was minted in Gold in 1849. The Liberty Head Gold dollars were very small, only 13

Numismatics helps us highlight the historical value and scientific approach to the coins we collect. This article focuses on the extended knowledge of numismatics, highlighting

U.S. Mint Director Robert Patterson hired John Reich, a German immigrant, in March of 1807. Reich had been seeking employment at the Mint since 1801,

There was a 23-year hiatus between the last Draped Bust Half Dime in 1805 and the first new Capped Bust Half Dime in 1829. The

In 1800, John Reich came to America and applied for a job at the U.S. Mint. After being recommended for employment by President Jefferson in

No Draped Bust Half Dollars were struck between the last year of the small eagle design, 1797 and 1800. In 1801, another redesign effort took

The first dimes struck by the United States Mint were Draped Bust Dimes. There are two varieties – the small eagle reverse, which was minted

To redesign the Draped Bust Half Dime, Robert Scot and John Eckstein took the sketches of Stuart’s and, using Mrs. Bingham as the model for

No matter the theme of your specific world coin collection, the best advice that we can give you is to collect what YOU like!