Coins Online » silver dollars http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk All the information you need about coins in one place. Tips, gifts, and books. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:10:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Coin Collecting: Tips for Getting Started http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/coincollecting/ http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/coincollecting/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:54:47 +0000 admin http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/?p=668 Michael Johnson

So you can’t wait to start collecting coins. Welcome to a fantastic hobby that will last your lifetime. Something you can pass on to your children and grandchildren.

Don’t Panic. It is a very simple hobby to begin. And will be a lifelong adventure as you grow your coin collection over the years. The thrill of a great find is absolutely terrific.

First off; go and visit the library. Pick up some of the standard reference books on coins. Some examples are:

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2006: The Official Red Book by R. S. Yeoman, Kenneth Bressett

The New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting : Do’s, Don’ts, Facts, Myths, and a Wealth of History by Scott Travers (Foreword), Ed Reiter

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Coins 2005, 43rd Edition (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins) by Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons

Read them thoroughly along with as many other coin collecting books you can find. You will find a wealth of knowledge and ideas. There is no need to guess with so much information available.

Next search for and join some clubs and organizations. Stop by a local coin dealer to get the best recommendations. Become a member and buy some magazines to repay them for the help. Just talking to the people at a coin shop can really assist the beginner.

Now that you have done some homework, it is time to choose what you want to collect. You can have general collection but you will get much better results if you specialize in one area at a time.

Follow what interests you. Learn everything you can about your specialty. You can collect coins from a country or time period, or themes, like animals, airplanes or states. Silver dollars are popular as well as $100 gold coins, tokens, bi-metallic coins. You can collect coins with flowers on them or coins with a specific person. The possibilities are endless. Collect gold rush coins or commeratives like the olympics.

You can also collect coins for specific years like the birth of a child or a graduation year.

Study at your own pace and you will have more and more fun as your knowledge of coins grows. Once you learn what to look for, how to spot quality coins at bargain prices, how to speak coin, and bargaining for coins it is a great hobby for all. Getting a big “find” is one of the thrills that keep coin collecting interesting.

Get out there do a little research and have fun as you build a coin collection that others will admire.

For more info on this hobby be sure and check out our directory of great websites to assist the beginner. http://www.coinsandcollecting.com has quite a few resources for the new coin collector plus a directory of hand picked websites to find expert level tips.

Michael Johnson operates a variety of collectible websites and newsletters. Visit the website for many coin collecting tips. http://www.coinsandcollecting.com.

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]]> http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/coincollecting/feed/ 0 An American Classic: The Morgan Silver Dollar http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/an-american-classic-the-morgan-silver-dollar/ http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/an-american-classic-the-morgan-silver-dollar/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:55:53 +0000 arguest http://www.coins.money-maker.co.uk/an-american-classic-the-morgan-silver-dollar/ Morgan Silver Dollars were produced commencing in 1878 to 1904 and once more in 1921. Aside from Lincoln cents they are probably the most collected coin.

Designed by the U.S Mint’s favored engraver, George T. Morgan, the coin featured a profile of an adorned Lady Liberty on the face, with an eagle clutching arrows and [...]]]> Morgan Silver Dollars were produced commencing in 1878 to 1904 and once more in 1921. Aside from Lincoln cents they are probably the most collected coin.

Designed by the U.S Mint’s favored engraver, George T. Morgan, the coin featured a profile of an adorned Lady Liberty on the face, with an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch on the back.

When the new design was launched, the United States had been without a circulating silver dollar coin since 1873. there had been Commerce Dollars, however those had been only supposed to be used trade in the Orient.

Smaller denomination silver coins filled in till the Bland-Allison Act paved the ground for an official standard silver dollar coin.

That first yr, some 20-million Morgans were struck at mints in Philadelphia, Carson City, and San Francisco, however variations in the coin’s reverse suggest it was still a little bit of a work in progress. That’s because the tails of some of the eagles on the backs of the coins having 8 feathers while others have 7.

Morgan Silver Dollars were minted at 5 completely different mints. The Mintmarks are seen beneath the tail feathers of the eagle on the coin’s reverse side between the letters D and O in Dollar.

Of all of those mints, the dollars from Carson City maintain more worth due to their usually low mintages, in addition to a western association.

All proofs for the Morgan collection were minted at Philadelphia but additionally known to exist are a proof 1921-S edition of the coin.

Coinage of Morgans halted in 1904 because of the exhaustion of silver bought beneath the Sherman Act of 1890, and then it resumed in 1921. That year greater than 80-million Morgans were minted in Denver, San Francisco and Philadelphia, however 1921 was additionally the year that the Morgan was replaced by the Peace Dollar, a coin minted to celebrate the end of World War I a few years prior.

You can read the author’s website to find out more information on Morgan Silver Dollar coins, including the tough to find 1883 Morgan Silver Dollar.

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