Negotiating a Coin Transaction
Long before I became a Grand Rapids coin dealer, I realized that certain coins no longer fit into my collections. At a certain point, as a coin hobbyist or investor, […]
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Coins
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Cleaning Coins Decreases Their Value
You may have seen this piece of advice on Grand Rapids Coins’ Evaluations page: The single biggest mistake you can make as a collector: Cleaning your coins. Your collection will
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The U.S. Mint’s First Pink Coin
The United States Mint unveiled its first “pink coin” in October of 2017. This coin, designed by Emily Damstra of the Artistic Infusion Program, is intended to raise awareness of
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Giving the Gift of Coins
This time of year the news is always full of stories of people being generous to others, and invariably there will be a report of a valuable coin being dropped
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Should You Leave Your Coin Collection to Your Heirs?
Last time we discussed some of the practical considerations coin collectors need to keep in mind if they intend to leave their collections to their heirs. This time we’ll talk
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What Happened to the Half Dime?
Did you know that 5-cent pieces haven’t always been called nickels? During George Washington’s presidency, the half-dime was first produced as part of the American money experiment that replaced the
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Europe Is Fighting Counterfeiting
We’ve discussed before what a problem counterfeiting is in the coin world. In recent years counterfeit coins have proliferated in America so frequently, many of them imported from China via
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U.S. Coins and the Great Depression
Previously we’ve talked about the scarcity of U.S. coins minted during the years of the Civil War. Collectors looking for coins from another historic period – the Great Depression –
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The Most Collectible Lincoln Wheat Cents
Last time we discussed the origins of the 1909 Lincoln cent. This coin has been around for over a hundred years in various forms, and we’ve gotten used to seeing
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What Is the Difference between a Coin and a Medal?
Coin collecting has come crossover with other hobbies like stamp collecting or antiquing in the sense that these hobbies involve people seeking out everyday items that have managed to increase
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