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A coin catalog (or coin catalogue) is a listing of coin types. Information may include pictures of the obverse and reverse (front and back), date and place of minting, distribution type, translation of inscriptions, description of images, theme, metal type, mintage, edge description, orientation of the coin, weight, diameter, thickness, design credentials, shape and prices for various grades.
Delayed until the end of World War II, the Red Book was published in 1946, providing collectors even more historical information as well as retail values (prices collectors could expect to pay coin dealers to buy coins) instead of wholesale values. R. S. Yeoman served as editor of the Red Book and Blue Book until he retired in 1970.
Even within the same grade, coins can have widely differing values. In the May 26, 2003 edition of Coin World , the hobby newspaper had announced they had contracted investigators to conduct a year-long, comparative study of PCGS , ACCGS , and NGC, along with several other grading services, each known as Third Party Grader (TPG).
The old cliché about finding rare and valuable coins is that you should start by digging around in your sofa. That's not necessarily bad advice. However, chances are the only loose change you'll ...
Coin collecting, sometimes called numismatics, can be more than a hobby for some. It can be a money-making investment. The same goes for collecting, saving or reselling old paper money. Learn: 5 ...
PCGS maintains CoinFacts, the "single source of information on U.S. coins." The free site publishes information about all federal and most non-federal U.S. coin issues, including their rarity statistics, PCGS Price Guide values, population data, public auction performances, die varieties, and photographs. [15] [16]
Unmarked coins are issued by the Philadelphia mint. Among marked coins, Philadelphia coins bear a letter P. Denver coins bear a letter D, San Francisco coins bear a letter S, and West Point coins bear a letter W. S and W coins are rarely found in general circulation, although S coins bearing dates prior to the mid-1970s are in circulation.
Collecting World Coins: Standard Catalog of Circulating Coinage: 1901–present, 15th Edition, publication date 2015, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-4460-5 Digital copy available separately. Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501–present, 3rd Edition, publication date 2011, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-1402-8