Coin Values

Plus Graded Coins Seeing Better Premiums

November 26, 2010

PCGS Plus graded coins are being snapped up wherever they are offered and sometimes at a significant premium to regular grades. I talk to a lot of dealers and I’ve been made aware of many private transactions where a Plus graded coin has brought a large premium. To be completely objective and eliminate any doubt [click to continue…]

Modern Commemorative Coins with Hidden Value Potentials

November 17, 2010

Which is better? An old type coin, a genuine rare coin in very fine condition, that you could buy for $30,500 with a recommended holding period of (say) 26 years and a subsequent selling price of $207,500, or a Morgan silver dollar in MS-64 condition that has a selling price of $76, a holding period [click to continue…]

Getting 10 Times a Coin’s Face Value

November 12, 2010

The public and media have been keenly aware of rising bullion prices, with a particular focus on silver and its recent 30-year highs. Silver often stands out as its the "poor man’s gold." In other words, more people can easily afford several ounces of the metal versus the steeper price of owning even a single [click to continue…]

Coin Values Rise with CAC Stickers

November 12, 2010

After two+ years of being traded on the open market, I think few collectors and dealers would argue the statement that CAC stickering has added considerable value and liquidity to many types of United States gold coinage… One of the areas that CAC has added the greatest amount of value is in the St. Gaudens [click to continue…]

Circulating U.S. Silver Coin Melt Values

November 8, 2010

Melt values for old U.S. 90% silver coins have been soaring right along with the recent 30-year high silver prices. Silver rallied 9% last week, capping a 59% gain for the year. With such increases, it is simple math to calculate how much silver bars, rounds or American Silver Eagles have increased in value. However, [click to continue…]

Coin Values Following Soaring Gold and Silver prices

October 25, 2010

Some of the coins that one would expect to rise such as generic Mint State Morgan silver dollars and Coronet and Saint-Gaudens gold $20 double eagles are showing only minimal gains, although they are trading at high volumes. On Oct. 14, gold hit a historic high London AM fix price of $1,380.75 an ounce, and [click to continue…]

Proof Gold and Silver Eagle Values

October 18, 2010

Gold is currently the engine that is driving the rare coin market… Other investment firms are similarly bullish on the prospects of gold to continue rising in value. Gold is up nearly 25 percent in 2010, and if trends continue, gold will be heading for its tenth consecutive annual gain. The U.S. Mint’s release of [click to continue…]

2010 Platinum Eagle Prices Rise

October 14, 2010

The 2010 Proof Platinum Eagle coin was released from the United States Mint nearly two months ago to this day, on August 12, 2010. Like its immediate 2009 predecessor, collectors quickly snapped up the allotted mintage. In fact, both coins were available for barely more than a week before new orders were placed on a standby [click to continue…]

How are rare coin prices determined?

October 14, 2010

How are rare coin prices determined? Often the question dealers will ask is: “I know what Greysheet (Coin Dealer Newsletter bid) is, but what can I ‘really’ get for it?” In this month’s Rare Coin Market Report, I will explain how I determine the value of an individual coin. Most often I will use a [click to continue…]

Old Junk Silver Coin Values Jump

October 8, 2010

With silver prices rallying to levels that have not been seen in 30 years, interest in United States coins that circulated in 1964 and before has skyrocketed. Many of them include silver, and those that do are worth far more than their face values. Bags and rolls of these “junk silver coins” have become hot [click to continue…]

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