Have you ever asked yourself why some coins get the fame and others are not? Morgan Dollar now is the most desired coin in numismatic world. It has the real reason for that because it has everything perfect: appearance as well as history.

The first Morgan coin was invented at 1878 and had the 28 years old history of coinage. During this time it’s design was changed for 5 different mints. Named by its designer George T. Morgan it has the sideview of Miss Liberty’s head on the obverse and …

From comments to Collecting Rare Coins:
Hi there;
I owe an old silver coin that I would like to sell.
Here is its description:
Around the rim:
ZWEI. GULDEN . XLV. KET. FORINT*
Front:
Portrait of a couple;
FRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AUSTR.IMP.ET.HUNG.REX.AP.ELISABETHA.IMP.ET.REG*
Back:
Goddess Fortuna with Cornucopia
QUINTUM.MATRIMONII.LUSTRUM.CELEBRANT.XXIV.APRILIS.MDCCCLXXIX*
What is the catalog value and would you be interested in buying it?
Sincerely, Karin Lacy
Chico, CA, karinlacy@gmail.com

1879 Austrian Silver Commemorative Coin

Hi Karin Lacy, it is an Austrian 2 Gulden (equal to two florins or forints) piece commemorating the silver wedding (25th) anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth in 1879. This silver coin should weigh 24.69 …

The rarest Russian coin is Constantine silver ruble. Russia has never had Emperor Constantine but it has his coin. The fact that this coin exists prove the dynastic crisis in Russia after death of Alexander 1st. He had no son and the throne was inherited by his brother. As he had three of them the elder was crown prince. The Constantine was.

As soon as Alexander 1st joined to majority the minister of finance Kankrin ordered to mint the coin with the portrait of new Emperor expecting Constantine would be. After …

There are a lot of famous silver coins in the world, but, possible, one of the most world-famous silver coins is the 1804 U.S. Silver Dollar. It’s not just the most well-known coin, but one of the most expensive. As you can see the price is really high, over four million dollars for each coin (the most paid for any silver coin in the whole world).

Here you can find an interesting fact! Actually, no silver dollars were minted in 1804. If you find a silver coin with a date stamp …

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 …

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 …