State Quarters are beautifully designed coins representing each one of our fifty states, but that is about all they serve a good purpose for. Many people have put together sets of these coins and have invested money into them, but these coins have proved to be a bad investment overall. Buy, Value or Appraise Your […]
A Four-Color Fortune
How much is an old comic book worth? A few bucks? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions? The answer is “yes” to all of the above – and “no.” While it’s true that a handful of really rare comics have sold for astronomical prices in the past few years (including a copy of Detective Comics #27, featuring Batman’s […]
1961 Franklin Half Dollar Proof Coin Value with Doubled Die Error on Reverse
After first hearing the definition of a “proof” coin, or a specially struck coin with mirrored surfaces produced by the United States Mint for collectors instead of for circulation, it becomes clear that such coins are quite special. Buy, Value or Appraise Your US Coins Bid or buy US coins for sale, value your item, […]
It Was 50 Years Ago Today… Well, Almost
It obviously dates me to say that I still remember when the Beatles were still together, but then I don’t claim to be old enough to remember when they did the Ed Sullivan show 50 years ago – to be exact, February 9, 1964. The Beatles were mentioned now and again on the elementary school […]
Beatles 50th Anniversary Infographic
Pop Culture Meets History – Part 2
“Silk. Tight weave. Good for an extra twenty yards.” ~ Daniel Day-Lewis as “Hawkeye” in Last of the Mohicans as he hands Uncas a roll of fabric and begins loading his rifle. The screenplay of the 1992 version of “Last of the Mohicans” took some generous liberties with Mr. Cooper’s story, but the prop department […]
Those Old Wheat Cents in Your Dresser Might Be Worth a Fortune
Everybody has found an old coin in their change or inherited something they just do not know about. From wheat pennies right on up to $20 gold pieces, old coins are worth money. Sometimes they can be worth a fortune. Buy, Value or Appraise Your US Coins Bid or buy US coins for sale, value […]
The Coin Geek: Mystery Novels and Money
Love. Money. Wrong place, wrong time. Read enough murder mysteries and the same three reasons for the crime get burned into the memory. (One could allow for a fourth, “ideology,” though this is usually a claimed motive rather than the real one.) Naturally enough for a coin geek, money interests me the most, though I […]
