Buying Tips
All About Coin Care.
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Safe Handling of Your Coins will Guarantee The Quality and Value of Your Coin Collection for Many Years to Come. Taking the time to study, research, and invest in coins only to mishandle or damage them is not something you want to happen. Below are some simple coin care tips that you can follow to protect your coins from damage. Do Not Clean Coins Simple word on cleaning coins, Don’t! Attempting to clean your coins will many times do more damage than good, especially if they are uncirculated. Cleaning coins even with just soap and a small cloth...
How to Value & Grade a Coin.
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Coins are Graded on A Numeric Scale from 1 – 70 Called The Sheldon Scale of Coin Grading. Below are Some Sample Coins on A Variety of Grades for The Washington Quarter. Below That Is A Table That Shows The Grading Scale, Abbreviations, and Description of Each State. Sheldon Coin Grading Scale At the heart of finding quality coins and getting a good deal is understanding how to grade coins. Half science half art, the skill of grading coins can be learned with time and use. The only way to get better at this is to practice,...
Learn the Lingo for Coin Collecting.
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About Good The grade AG-3. The grade of a coin that falls short of Good. Only the main features of the coin are present in this grade. Peripheral lettering, date, stars, etc. sometimes are partially worn away. About Uncirculated The grades AU50, 53, 55, and 58. A coin that on first glance appears Uncirculated but upon closer inspection has slight friction or rub. Abrasions Area(s) of a coin where a foreign object or another coin has displaced metal in an abraded fashion. Similar to a bag mark but usually on the high points or open fields and not...