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Why Quick Grading?Determining a reasonably accurate grade quickly can pay off. Here are two examples:1)There are times when slow, careful deliberation over the grade of a coin is not an option.Let’ … read more

BackgroundIn the late 1800’s China transacted much of their commerce with Silver coins, mainly the Spanish Peso. The Peso had slightly more Silver than the US Silver Dollars. The Peso has 24.25 gram … read more

Transition to a new US CentProduction of the Indian Head Cent began in Philadelphia in 1859. In 1907 it was getting close to 50 years in production.President Theodore Roosevelt decided to replace it … read more

BackgroundThis discussion is limited to US Tokens that are interesting to coin collectors. The earliest US Tokens were made in the late 1700’s, mainly manufactured by merchants and for merchants. To … read more

Fundamentals: Fields, Devices, RimsFields are the open spaces on the coin, analogous to the canvas on a painting.Devices are design elements that are placed on the fields, for example the bust, and … read more