Archive for the ‘Stamp Collecting’ Category

Major Presidential Dollar Error – No Edge Lettering!

Friday, February 23rd, 2007
A major Presidential Dollar error has emerged! Coins with no edge lettering are showing up in two key locations; so far the majority of the "no edge lettering"...

Presidential Dollar Edge Lettering – Errors Already?!

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
I have been getting a lot of email regarding the orientation of the edge lettering on the Presidential Dollars. People are finding that the coins have the lettering oriented...

Coin Cleaning – Can Your Coin Do Cartwheels?

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
I got into a rather interesting discussion the other night regarding ways to tell if a coin has been cleaned or not. In some cases it's blatantly obvious that...

The Presidential Dollars are Here!

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
The long-awaited Presidential Dollar coins have been officially released today, but it might be a few days before you can actually get your hands on any, unless you really try....

Some Thoughts on the Eve of the New Presidential Dollar Coins

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Before we know it, we'll have the first of the hotly-anticipated new Presidential Dollars: the George Washington Golden Dollar! I can hardly contain my excitement, so I decided...

Coin Collectors’ Fax Campaign Was a Huge Success!

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
As stated in my last news item, coin collectors, especially those who collect coins which are non-US issued and more than 100 years old, have had some of their collecting...

Coin Collecting Faces a Dire Legal Threat

Thursday, February 1st, 2007
It is simply not possible for me to overstate the gravity of the threat we all face to the continued legal right to collect and own our coins, as a...

Presidential Dollars – The Vision and the Reality

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
By now, most of us have seen the artist renderings of the forthcoming Presidential Dollars. The Mint has been promoting these coins very heavily, because there is a lot...