Coins

Bob over at ChristianPF questions whether it was wise for the powers that be to allow the US Mint to proceed with its minting of four commemorative Lincoln cents to honor the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. I’m not totally convinced that the new designs will be in widespread circulation. As Bob noted, the … Read more

Over Christmas I found a Hawaii quarter, which is the fiftieth quarter in the State Quarters series from the US Mint.  We got home late Thursday and amongst all of the unpacking we punched out the last circle in the map and put Hawaii in. We looked it over for about 30 seconds, and then … Read more

I’m a fairly hard person to buy for.  I don’t really need anything per se, and I don’t buy a whole lot for myself, but if cornered in a dark alley, I’ll let it slip that I don’t mind cash. My father-in-law asked me one year what I wanted for Christmas, because all he could … Read more

A reader e-mailed me with this question: I have just read your article on coin accumulation and I was hoping that you could help me.  My father recently died and left me in total 3146 British coins and 83 varied coins.  I want to know how best to sell them and if I could make … Read more

Commenter "jnwcmr" asked on my post on how to turn an accumulation into a collection: I have an “accumulation” of coins and banknotes from around the world, and I’d like to organize them. I’d appreciate an email on where to get plastic protector sheets for them, and maybe a pointer to some tips for newbie … Read more

FMF recently asked about collecting and it reminded me of an article I read in one my coin magazines. Like FMF and many of the other commenters on his post, I have some coins.  Having coins — even a lot of coins — doesn’t by itself make someone a coin collector, though. It’s relatively easy … Read more