It’s an interesting thing, that many not professional silver coin collectors ask quite similar questions. And one of them is how do you know how to cope with silver coin dealer when you want to buy silver coins?

First of all you should check that the dealer is a member of a numismatic association. In many countries there are many associations. For example in the USA you can find American Numismatic Association. The Australasian Numismatic Dealers Association is one of the greatest association in Australia and New Zealand. If you want …

Silver coin grading is the process used to determine the condition and value of a particular coin. The higher the grade, the higher the value.
Most of the time, coins (not silver only - any coins) are graded on a scale that ranges from 0-70. This scale was developed many years past by Dr. William Shelby. The numerical grade is combined with a letter code to create a grade:

MS
Mint State. This means the coin is perfect and uncirculated. The MS grade runs from MS-60 to MS-70, depending on the condition. You …

Many silver coin enthusiasts prefer to collect silver coin proof sets. Some people who like the aesthetics of the coins in their presentation like also to collect silver coin proof sets. They believe that these sets are very valuable rare specimen in their collections. Not all the collectors have the same thoughts. It depends on the collectors.

Someone think that it’s a good way of money investigation. I mean for the invest value only. For those who like silver coin proof sets there are a lot opportunities to purchase them. For …

Many people have hobbies. One are crazy about rock music, the other are keen on collections. The collections may be really varied. Someone prefer to collect beautiful rare butterflies, someone postage stamps, someone cold steel and someone prefer coins. It depends on the every person and his interests. But coin-collectors say that if you own a silver coin collection, you have a lot of advantages in many ways.
Firstly they have a real important argument. Having a silver coin collection provides a future asset. It grows all the time, because the …

There are great number of factors that influence the value of a collectible coin. Some of those are inherent to the coin like age, condition, mintage limit and errors. Other factors are only market forces, which can be changed by mass psychology, economic factors and dozens other causes.
Numismatists have no control over large scale factors. But when considering a buying or sale, there are still many aspects that a dealer can and should look at.
Coin grade is the 1st and most obvious of those factors. Even before seeking out one …