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William IVth Gold Coins Britain

keith — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:08:00 +0000

While the world seem to be in the middle of a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in value .
Although Silver has not grown at the same rate as gold it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.

William 4th was only King of England for Seven Years so the number of Gold coins minted were fewer.

He introduced a smaller Half-Sovereign in 1834 but this was not popular with the Public or in commerce.

Although Silver Crowns were not struck during the reign of Willam the Fourth, proof or pattern crown silver coins were made but are quite rare.

In Gold Coins the following were minted :
Two Pounds (only as a proof)
Gold Sovereign each year from 1831 to 1833
Small Half Sovereign in 1834 only
Larger Half Sovereign
In 1835
1836 (rarer)
1837 (Scarce)

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Ancient Coin Hunter 115 Rare Books on DVD Featuring Greek and Roman Coins
US $24.95

SCARCE 1899 P KEY DATE Gold Coin Sovereign First Year Perth Mint CERTIFIED AU53
US $1,395.00

RARE DATE 1866 Victoria Sydney Mint Gold coin Sovereign RARE IN AU CONDITION
US $1,245.00

SCARCE 1899 P KEY DATE Gold Coin Sovereign First Year Perth Mint
US $975.00

CHRISTIES SILVER NY
US $15.99

1855 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Shield Sovereign NEF EF Good Mint Lustre
US $710.78

All of the Gold coins of this reign are much more valuable in EF condition.
Coins of this King usually make Good Investments

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Gettysburg Coins in Gold and Silver tba

keith — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:33:44 +0000

While most folks seem to be in the middle of a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually foiled .

Legislation is under way in the USA to commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincolns Gettysburg Address by issuing gold and silver coins in 2013 (The 150th anniversary)
There is already a Lincoln Bicentennial Silver $1 coin which was a best seller for the US Mint and is now commanding premiums on the
secondary market.

2011 BU 6 COIN SET IN PLASTIC EDGAR MARCUS HOLDER PENNY THRU GOLDEN DOLLAR NR
US $15.95

NAVY USS GETTYSBURG CG 64 PHOTO CHALLENGE COIN YP546
US $.99

2010 2011 US Mint America The Beautiful SILVER Quarters Proof set w box COA
US $70.00

Awesome Civil war collection very nice
US $35.00

NATIONAL PARKS QUARTERS 2011 P or D 5 COINS YEARS SET
US $2.00

NAVY USS GETTYSBURG CG 64 VBSS CHALLENGE COIN YP550
US $.99

The Army Heritage Center Foundation and the Gettysburg Foundation will split surcharges for each coin sold.
Although this will cerainly be a success, I wonder how many collectors will purchase these as well as the $1 coin already issued.

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German Gold Coins

keith — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:29:58 +0000

While everyone seem to be involved in a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually foiled .

German Gold Coins are a little confusing -especially early ones.
Early Gold Coins

Before unification, Germany was a number of individual states each of which minted its own German Gold coins.
Most of these were Silver coins and only about 40 states issued their own gold coins
These varied in size and some were fractional coins.
Indeed some states combined and used interchangeable gold coins whereas others used coins the same size as other countries to enable easier trade.
Because of this you may well see Ducats, Thalers,Gulden,Pistoles Franken etc.
This meant that a trader from Bavaria would be able to trade easily in the Neherlands , Switzerland or a dozen different countries.

19th Century Gold Coins
Prussia had its own 20 Mark Gold Coins for Wilhelm (1861 to 1888)
and for Wilhem IInd (1888 to 1918- although gold coins ceased production in 1915)

There were three Gold German Coins available
All were of .900 Fineness.
The 5 Mark Gold Coin was 16mm across and weighed .0576 of a Troy Ounce
The 10 Mark Gold Coin was 19.5 mm across and weighed .1152 of a Troy Ounce
The most popular investors coin however was the 20 Mark Gold Coin
The 20 Mark Gold Coin was 22.5mm across and weighed .2304 of a Troy ounce
Production of Gold Marks ended officially in 1915
The Mark was known as the Goldmark and was on a gold standard with 2790 Marks being equal to 1 Kilogram of pure Gold.
German Gold Coins were known to have been minted in
Baden,
Bavaria,
Hamburg,
Prusia,
Regensburg,
Saxony,
Wuerttemburg

RARE NR 1oz 999 24K German Nazi 3rd Reich Deutsche Post WW2 Gold Clad Bar Coin
US $4.81

1896 GERMAN COIN CUFFLINKS with matched pair of SUPERB 10 PFENNIG COINS
US $19.99

1oz 999 24K Fine Gold Layered Bullion Bar German Red Baron Rote Baron ww1
US $5.63

XXX Nice Rare Gold Color Nazi Coin Size A 1 1937 German D Day WW2 SS Swastika
US $3.50

1872 10 Mark XF Gold Wilhelm Deutscher Kaiser Konig V Preusen Berlin Mint
US $295.00

Silver Enamel Layered Reproduction Replica German Flag Copy Bar 50mmx28mm
US $9.75

Between 1915 and the outbreak of WWII paper money was used and the subsequent debasement of the paper currency lead to German people needing a wheelbarrow to carry enough money to buy a loaf of bread

More Recent Gold Coins

Nazi Gold Plated Coins are known from the Third Reich era
These usually show an Eagle over a swastika
Theses coins are not of high value.
Warning these are sometimes offered as *GOLD* but they are only plated (usually thinly)

In more modern times there are some Gold 1 mark coins which were issued in 2001
as a commemorative issue
These are very much valued by collectors in Germany as this was related to the retiremnt
of the mark as Currency.

After Germany adopted the Euro as currency, special 1/2 ounce (100 Euro) and 1 ounce (200 Euro) coins wew issued
These were issued in 2002.
A Gold Proof coin of Bamberg was issued with a face value of 100 Euro this was in 2004.

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Feedback on Coins

keith — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:09:14 +0000

While the world seem to be in the middle of a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in value .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably never reach the dizzy heights of gold.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually foiled .

Feedback on coins is very easy to confuse.
Feedback is the main thing that you as a buyer have to check the bona fides of the vendor.

The main problem is that it is relatively easy to get good feedback for a vendor.
All that he or she has to do is buy a number of low value items for 99 cent or so.
This way anyone can get reasonable feedback for just a couple of hundred dollars.

When you are thinking of buying gold coins however you want to be REALLY sure that the vendor is genuine.

1979 Mexico UNA ONZA DE PLATA PURA Silver Coin 33625 Gram of 925 FINE SILVER
US $39.52

1999 UNCIRCULATED 1 10 Troy oz $5 American Gold Eagle A063
US $210.50

ROLL OF WHEAT INDIAN CENTS 2849 XF AU 1903 INDIAN 1894 DIME SHOWING
US $30.00

1909 VDB Lincoln Cent Penny NEAR GEM BU RED BROWN
US $36.00

1912 S $5 GOLD NGC AU50 INDIAN HEAD Half EAGLE Five Dollar $745 BRIGHT
US $510.51

1911 P $250 Gold Indian Head Quarter Eagle 2 1 2 Dollar Gold Coin
US $300.00

It is fairly easy to check the vendors feed back - just click on the feedback line in their auction.
What you want to look for is that the vendor has previously sold coins and that the purchaser was happy with the purchase.

Scammers will ONLY have feedback for themselves as buyers not as sellers.
This may well be under 4 or 6 different ebay identities (its fairly easy to have a few ebay identities).
The other thing to look for is the feedback score - look for the RED entries and go through their whole feedback listings and check the each of the sales on those and look at the comments - if they regularly are mistaken about coin condition then they are either very inexperienced or scamming by over valuing the coin.
A Common trick is to say that a coin is a proof coin when it is just uncirculated.

Check the other listing of goods they have sold too - these may well be in various categories.

There is no reason of course not to buy from a private buyer with just a couple of coins to sell and these may well be the best buy of your life !
Private vendors should be emailed and asked about the condition of the coin and if it has been to a reputable grading service.
Many grading services are really just back room jobs and not worth the plastic they are slabbed in .

Gold coins are a favourite item for scammers so please look at the vendors website as this may reassure you.

Slabbing a coin does NOT make it into a Proof Coin.

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Ebay Coin Guides

keith — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:59:38 +0000

While the world seem to be involved in a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in value .
Although Silver has not grown at the same rate as gold it will probably never reach the dizzy heights of gold.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually foiled .

Coin Collecting Guides

These are really useful guides when buying Gold Coins.
There are some real eye-openers in here !

Buyers beware of misleading sellers

Just a note to all buyers of all coins, especially raw 1/4, and 1/2 eagle, indian gold.....
This is especially true now, because the gold coin market is so hot on Ebay.
Numerous times do I see sellers of raw coins, making claims in their description
of the coin, that, in their opinion the coin is in a mint state,
(MS) condition, when in actuality, the coin they are selling shows signs of....
more from this Guide....

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Investing in Gold coins Double Eagles only way to go

However, not all hard asset investment areas have suffered
the same fate during this period. There is at least one gold investment
sector that has defied the flat gold market.
That sector is rare American gold coins.
We're not referring to common date Double Eagles and similar generic coins.

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Counterfeit Coins identification

keith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:31:21 +0000

While the world seem to be mad for gold Silver has been steadily growing in value .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually foiled .

Did you know there are over 10,000 different counterfeight coins listed ?
I knew there were SOME but never dreamed it was that much of a problem.

There is lots of information on this site :

http://www.forgerynetwork.com/

Lets face it- there may well be more but this website has images of the 10,000 listed counterfeits so it is well worth a visit.

Thanks for this information to
www.Cointalk.com

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Coin Resources

keith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:25 +0000

While everyone seem to be involved in a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in value .
Although Silver has not grown at the same rate as gold it will probably never reach the dizzy heights of gold.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.

Indispensible resources for serious collectors

Coin Resources

Coin Collecting Directory Coin Directory

http://www.coinwebsites.com/

Metal Detecting Forum Metal Detecting Forum

http://www.detecting.org.uk/index.html

Cointalk Forum http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t51378/

http://www.cointalk.com/

Coin Collectors Blog http://coinsblog.blogspot.com/

http://coinsblog.blogspot.com/

Coin Prices Magazine http://www.coinpricesmagazine.net/

http://www.coinpricesmagazine.net/

English Hammered Coins http://www.oldemoney.com/

http://www.oldemoney.com/

PCGS Price Guide http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

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Coin Grading Service

keith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:04:57 +0000

While everyone seem to be in the middle of a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.

Coin Grading Service IS it necessary ?
Because of the huge number of coin collectors nowadays, I suggest that for important coins (especially Gold Coins)you should
use a Coin Grading Service.

What is a Coin Grading Service?
This is a professional company that accurately describes and judges the actual condition of the coin submitted to them.

Before Coin Grading Services, coin buying and selling was pretty much a wild west style of business
where you were pitting your knowledge and experience against that of the dealer.
Coins graded by a professional service are normally slabbed in plastic and a description of the coin is included inside the slab.
Some services also value coins.

In the early days the dealer would mark a coin as being (say) VF but with wear on the obverse a coin grading service would grade the coins as GF.
This is not really necessary when buying or selling Bullion Gold Coins
but there are HUGE differences between various grades of collectibe rare gold coins.

So a universally accepted standard arose and this is strongly adhered to by Major Coin Grading Services.
If you do not use a major grading service then you will not know how accurately your coins are graded.

Some dealers tend to over-grade the coins they sell.You should be aware of this and this often shows up in feedback on eBay.
A professional grading service usually encases the coin in a plastic slab and affixes a description as well.

You should use a grading service where you are buying expensive rare coins.

Dealers use the same service to check if their stock is correctly priced (so that they cn still make
a profit without overcharging the customer).

Buyers can also use the same service to check on the authenticity of the coins
and to ensure they are paying the correct price for it.

Some dealers do sell reproduction or fake coins and this is a way to stop that happening to you.

Some of the factors to take into consideration are the age,condition and wear of the coin plus any toning or colouratio.

Companies I recommend are :
PCGS,ANACS,NGC and PCI but ask a major coin dealer and they will recommend a service for you.
However I know that there are other reputable coin grading services.

Some grading services use several experts to grade each coin and some smaller companies only use one expert.

You should of course get a guarantee when you use a coin grading service
Here is the link to PCGS:
U.S. Gold Type Coins - Regular Strikes

If you do not know the service personally then it is wise to check up other peoples experience
with a coin grading service.

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Buying Hammered Coins

keith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:54:58 +0000

While most folks seem to be mad for gold Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver is still growing in value it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.

When buying old hammered coins you need to get the best possible price. Specialist dealers in hammered coins are of course the best source.
They are not usually the cheapest source though
However what can you do when you are a hammered coin collector and live far away from the best sources of coins such as the coin shops in London,Paris or those in New York ?
Do not despair. There are other sources .
I think the best source of course is here !
The other very best sources that I have found are car boot sales ,yard sales and Flea Markets. Antiques fairs often have a dealer or two in coins but I have found they often tend to over grade their hammered coins.

Grading is very important in judging medieval coins.
For instance, a Hammered Elizabeth Ist Shilling in vf condition is worth far more than the same coin in Fine condition.
Yet I often see these coins in less than fine condition graded as vf and priced accordingly.

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PAMPAS ISLAND 1 Penny 1982 Notgeld from Falklands War era Oscar Johnson
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Many coin dealers are specialists and what You want to look for as a buyer is a dealer who either does not specialise or one who specialises in a different era or country.
Hammered coins are easy to find on the internet. This page for instance has a number of bargain priced hammered coins for sale.
Authenticity is also really important. There are many fakes around but these often look as though they were made last week rather than 400 years ago.
What you are looking for is a reasonable price for genuine coins.
Ask the dealer if you feel there is anything dubious about the coin.
Other things to check is the origin of the coin (There are many fakes currently coming from Bulgaria) and if he/she offers a refund if the coin does not prove genuine.
Hammered Coins are becoming scarce and the prices do rise fairly constantly.
Local action house can prove to be good sources and often get their coins from local treasure hunting enthusiasts.
I personally prefer Car Boot Sales or in France Brocantes/vide greniers (means empty the loft !) where you will find lots of local dealers and people who are just doing house clearances.
These sellers are usually delighted to sell old coins and often have either little knowledge of coin values or they may have a very inflated value of their worth.
You could always contact local dealers and leave a card offering to buy medieval coins for cash. This tactic works well with bric-a-brac and antiques shops or antiques malls.
Although they may not be willing to sell to you right away, there is always the rent to pay or other cash flow problems and they may want to sell to recoup their investment or to take a small loss.
Try to become an expert in a specific period and you should find it easy to succeed.

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Before You Buy Another Coin

keith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:39:21 +0000

Before you buy another Coin
Apr.30, 2009 in Ancient Coins, Coin Identification, Fake Coins, Gold Coins, scams

I really suggest you should check out a few of the links on my previous post.

I was not aware of a few of these fakes and I would like to try to help you avoid some of the fakes around at present.
Quite a few of the forgeries seem to come from the Far East so I would SERIOUSLY ask that you check out the Feedback for any vendor selling from China.
Notably the Panda Series are often copies.
I have noticed myself fakes of German Nazi Gold Coins (they are base metal gold plated recently) and Trade Dollars (there are more details on he link above)
As for Roman Coins - well I would check out any valuable ones carefully.
A good way to do this is to go onto eBay and do an Advanced Search looking for the same coin you are considering - if more than a couple show up with the same details and especially from the same vendor then it might be wise to look elsewhere.

Another of my websites is www.bestvintage mickey.com and the exact same situation arises with Fake Mickey Mouse rare collectors pins.
A few Chinese factories are really geared up specifically to copy and mass produce rare collectors pins to sell on auction sites.
I assume it is the same factories who have seen the posssiblities of mass producing Trade Dollars and other valuable coins.

http://www.bestvintagemickey.com/Store/disneypins

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