Monthly Archives: November 2016

WHAT IS A COIN CLUB AND WHERE CAN ONE BE FOUND IN THE PORTLAND AREA?

    What is a coin club exactly and how does one join? Is there extensive criteria to become a member of a club or do they except entry level numismatists? We did a little research and hope you will find the following information about coins clubs in the Pacific Northwest to be of help!… Read more »

FIVE OF THE RAREST COINS YOU COULD POSSIBLY COME ACROSS

  For its short length in history, the United States has an extensive list of currency. Many of which are thought to be lost forever after being ordered to be destroyed due to a depression or plans of being replaced with an entirely new design. Their scarcity sparked beliefs of fable until collectors began coming… Read more »

HOW TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF YOUR PRECIOUS METAL BARS

    You’ve decided it’s time to sell some of your gold, silver, or platinum bars you invested in years ago only to find out that the precious metal is plated copper. Sadly, this is becoming a story too often told with some of the most recent reports being in September of this year in… Read more »

PAPER VS. COIN: IN THE NUMISMATIC WORLD, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

To those who are unfamiliar, coin collecting and paper money collecting may seem as though they are one in the same but what they don’t know is they are more different than they could imagine.   The premise is similar in the sense that one has embarked on a mission to collect as much historical… Read more »