Posts Tagged ‘U S Mint’

How It Happened That a Gold Coin Became Worth Seven Million Dollars

Gold has always been fascinating to us -- gold is also the first metal known to humans. Gold coins are concentrated wealth. Read this brief history of U.S. gold coins.
Production of gold coins in the United States began as early as 1795 — not long after the Independence. However, these gold coins were made [...]

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What a Beginning Collector Can Look For When Starting a Coin Collection.

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The introduction of the internet has completely turned around the way people find things to collect. Finding coins can of course also be done in the old fashioned way – newcomers to the hobby are often stunned at how many rare and valuable coins are actually still in active circulation.
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