If you are thinking about buying silver as a way to invest your money, you should know that there are some key factors that you need to know before you make your purchase. First of all, you need to decide how much money you want to spend when buying silver and what kind of investment [...]
Coin collecting has many different manifestations, from collections of one specific type of coin to collections featuring only coins that have a certain image within its design. However, for the most part you’ll find collectors who are interested primarily (and sometimes exclusively) in rare coins. There are a number of reason for this. For one, [...]
In 2013, the United States Army Command and General Staff College will celebrate an anniversary spanning 132 years. The college is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and serves as the educational institute for some of the most noted of Army officers from the past, and hopefully of the future. This is in the numismatics news because [...]
So, you are getting ready to start your coin collecting for investment? This is a great way to have fun as you build an investment portfolio that is sure to offer great value for the future. However, when you are beginning any new investment, you most likely feel a little overwhelmed. You may be wondering [...]
W. Philip Keller was a coin collector, but his family knew little about his collections. He had almost stopped collecting any coins by the mid 1960s, but added sporadically to his set through the 1970s. When Mr. Keller died last year, his family was unaware that he had a bank vault with a valuable collection [...]
Collecting coins has been a hobby of cultures around the world for centuries. Today, with precious metals prices on the rise, more people than ever are turning to coin collecting as a way to invest in these valuable commodities. US gold coins are among the most sought after of any coins around the world. Because [...]
Numismatic history is a history of a particular civilization. Coins portray the heroes and the events that served to build the culture or the nation. They display engravings which embody the values of the nation, such as “LIBERTY,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.” But numismatic history is incomplete without a fair share [...]
However stable the prices of gold, silver, and platinum may be, precious metals trading can still be quite volatile. It is important that you understand the history and trends of these precious metals before you begin adding them to your investment portfolio. Remember as you study gold prices that you must keep in mind the [...]