Coin Collecting collecting coins, mint mark, mint state coins, penny whimsy, uncirculated coins
A coin collection is not just about having as many coins as possible. More important than the number of coins is the quality of those coins. This quality is measured by the coins’ grade and the grade is measured using a scale from zero to seventy (seventy being the highest point grade). Doctor William Shelby […]
Coin Collecting coin graders, gold dollar, mint state coins, silver american eagle
A “grade” is described as a shorthand designed by coin experts (numismatists) to reveal a coin’s appearance. Simply put, if a certain coin collector tells another collector that he owns an uncirculated silver American Eagle, both should already have a concept of the coins appearance without even seeing it, because of the claim of its […]