Coin Collecting

Recent Answers

2009-11-07 Coin Collecting - wheat back pennies:

Hello Dora, The single year of 1943 the cents were made of steel with a zinc coating. The war effort took all the copper resources from the country and the mint gave into

2009-11-07 Coin Collecting - Two Headed Quarter:

Eldon, by far the most likely rationale for this is that you have a "magician" coin -- made intentionally for magic tricks. Part of a quarter is hollowed out and another coin put into it. You can tell

2009-11-06 Coin Collecting - Silver Coin:

Hi Miqbal, U.S. Trade Dollars were minted for use 1873 through 1878. Proof versions were minted 1879 through 1885. One with an 1872 date is an obvious fake, not a rarity. It has no collector value. U

2009-11-06 Coin Collecting - Coin Question:

Hi Corey, This is actually a token issue, known as "necessity money". Several large merchants in France took up this practice of making their own jetons and tokens due to the lack of actual government

2009-11-06 Coin Collecting - Austrian Gold:

Hi Gary, In my personal experience, the German dealers usually know their stuff quite well. However, this year is a re-strike only date, and has little numismatic value beyond that of the gold. So, if