Buying and Selling
How to Sell a Coin Collection, Including Inherited Coins
How to sell coins for a fair price: take inventory, research values, compare dealers, auctions and online sales, handle inherited coins and plan for taxes.
Getting Started
How to Start a Coin Collection: A Beginner’s Guide
Start collecting coins the easy way: begin with pocket change, choose a focus, learn about mint marks, get a few basic supplies and build your knowledge first.
Getting Started
How to Handle and Store Coins Without Damaging Them
Handle coins by the edges, choose archival holders instead of PVC, keep them cool and dry, and protect your collection with good records and safe storage.
U.S. Coins
Error Coins Explained: What’s Real, What’s Rare and What’s Damage
How coin errors and varieties happen, common types such as off-center strikes and doubled dies, famous examples and how to tell real errors from damage.
Buying and Selling
Coin Grading Basics: The 1 to 70 Scale Explained
How coin grading works: the Sheldon 1 to 70 scale, the main grade levels, what graders look for, proof coins and when professional grading is worth it.
Albums and Supplies
Coin Albums vs. Coin Folders: Which Should You Use?
Folders cost less and motivate; albums protect better and show both sides. Compare how each works, what it costs, and which fits your collecting goals.
Buying and Selling
How to Buy Coins Safely and Avoid Overpaying
Where to buy coins, how to research fair prices, what to know about dealers, auctions and online marketplaces, and the sales pitches that should make you wary.