Coin Collecting Guides

Collecting Roman Empire Medallion Coins

Roman Empire Medallions like other medallions are normally used to denote minted coin-like tokens not intended for general circulation. Medallions deviate from circulating coins in a variety of ways, such as in size, weight, appearance or motif. The selection... 

Rare Coin Collecting – What you should know.

Rare coin collecting is one of the few hobbies that can become more than a simple pastime or leisure activity. Coin collecting can become quite fascinating and many coin collectors get quite caught up in their hobby. Coins are often thought of as works... 

How To Store Collectible Coins

There is a kind of Hippocratic Oath used implicitly among coin collectors... First, above all, do no harm. Rules on cleaning coins are well-known in collecting circles, even though there's continued debate about how and when. Despite that, there's a general... 

Valuing Collectible Coins

The Different Criteria Used for Valuing a coin. Before a collectible coin can be valued, a professional coin dealer or collector will examine it closely. They will then categorize the coin by placing it into one of the obvious categories, denominations... 

Coin Value Factors – What are they?

Coin Value Factors are The Factors That Determine a Collectable Coins Value. There are a host of factors that influence the market value of a collectible coin. Some of these are dependent on the actual coin, like condition, age, how many minted and any... 

Latest Coin Reviews

Australian 15 Pence Dump c1813

An Australian 15 Pence or dump, c1813. A circular silver coin, 19mm in diameter with milled edge. Bearing on the obverse a crown with the words, NEW SOUTH WALES and date below, 1813. The reverse with the... 

Sestertius AD 65-67 – Roman Empire Coin

NERO (AD 54-68) Sestertius, AD 65-67. Lyons mint. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Obverse - Portrait head, laureate, on globe right, dotted border. Reverse - S-C. Triumphal arch of Nero (Arcus... 

Goldkronach Mining Ducat c1855

Goldkronach Ducat c1855 - Maximilian II (AD 1848 - 1864) Goldkronach mining ducat 1855, Munich (Carl Friedrich Voigt) based on the exploitation of the mines in Upper Franconia. Obverse - Maximilian II... 

Calabria Tarentum 276-272 BC

The city of Tarentum was founded in 708 BC by Spartans who had been instructed to settle by the Taras River in Italy by the Oracle of Delphi. This coin is what is known as a didrachm. The drachm was the... 

Spanish Emporion 450-425 BC

Spanish Emporion Circa 450-425 BC. AR Hemiobol 0.48 g. Ram’s head left Incuse square, divided diagonally by dotted lines. Each side with square relief projecting inward. Campo pl. XVI, 2; Villaronga,...