What's the best way to store coins and keep them safe? Should you use coin holders?... Mylar protectors?... Coin albums?... Coin tubes?... Coin binders?... Air-tight holders?... Coin slabs?... or even Zip-type baggies? Here are some tips for storing the coins in your collection...
Here are some tips and pointers that might come in handy when you're meeting with a coin dealer for the first time -- whether you're buying or selling coins.
In 1883, the US Mint started production of the Liberty Head nickel, more commonly called the V nickel -- due to the Roman numeral V on the reverse. Here's what you need to know to find the value of your Liberty nickels...
The buffalo nickel is technically known as 'the five-cent Indian head' coin. It's also referred to as the bison nickel or Indian nickel due to the Indian on the front. Here are more fun facts about buffalo head nickels, and how to determine the value of a buffalo nickel or Indian head nickel.
A lot of people want to know what their nickels are worth. This article covers the Westward Journey nickels. Then, I will go over Jefferson, buffalo, Liberty, and shield nickels later.
If you're interested in getting your children started early in coin collecting I have a few tips and pointers for you. Some ideas as far as which coins might be the best for kids to collect...
