2008 December Archive Page
Price Performance of 1/2 Oz. Gold Buffalo Coins - December 31st, 2008
Michael from the Mint News Blog has written a great article on the price performance for US Mint Sold Out 2008 Products. In this article, Michael researched the what certain US mint coins are selling for on Ebay today versus what the US Mint sold these US coins for.
I am very impressed by how much [...]
What Type Of Coin Collector Are You? - December 30th, 2008
Have you ever thought about what type of coin collector you are? I am currently reading Scott Travers’ One-Minute Coin Expert, Sixth Edition (One Minute Coin Expert) where he divides coin collectors into four categories. These four categories are nothing earth shattering, but they are good to think about if you want to understand the [...]
Invest In Platinum Coins? - December 29th, 2008
Do you like to invest in coins? Have you thought about investing in platinum coins? Platinum is a beautiful metal and the special US Mint platinum coins are similarly beautiful. Since July 2008, the price of platinum has plummeted. Is now the time to invest in platinum coins?
The price of gold and the price of [...]
Key Date Jefferson Nickels - December 29th, 2008
Collecting a full series of Jefferson nickels is not that difficult or expensive due to the fact that there are only 5 jefferson nickels that are scarce. These scarce Jefferson nickels are called key date Jefferson nickels. The key date Jefferson nickels are,
1938-D
1938-S
1939-D
1939-S
1950-D
According to David Bowers in The Official Red Book a Guide Book of [...]
Full Step Jefferson Nickels - December 28th, 2008
As I mention in my last article about wanting to buy a 1938 nickel, I mentioned that specifically I wanted to buy a 5 Full Step nickel. As you know, the Jefferson nickel reverse shows a picture of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate. It turns out that much of the Jefferson nickel value is based upon [...]
1938 Nickel – Finding 5 Full Steps - December 27th, 2008
I decided that the first Jefferson nickel coin that I will add to my nickel type set collection is a 1938 nickel. The 1938 nickel is the first nickel to bear the portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Since this 1938 nickel is the first Jefferson nickel, I decided to make it the first coin of my [...]
$5 Indian Head Half Eagle Gold Coin - December 26th, 2008
If you love US gold coins, I bet that the $5 Indian Head Half Eagle gold coin is one of your favorites. This $5 Indian Head Gold Coin has always been a favorite with US coin collectors.
In my previous article on the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin, I discussed my love for [...]
First Jefferson Nickel – Big Decision!! - December 26th, 2008
It is time for me to decide which coin will be the first nickel that I buy for my U.S. nickel type set collection. I have agonized over the decision of starting with the Jefferson nickel or the buffalo nickel long enough. I have decided that I will focus first on the Jefferson nickels, but [...]
1950-D Jefferson Nickel – A Key Date? - December 24th, 2008
Since beginning my journey to put together a U.S. Nickel type set collection, I have been reading a lot about these U.S. nickels. For this type set coin collection, I want to buy key date nickels (as my budget will allow).
As I have been working on putting together a list of key date coins, I [...]
U.S. Nickel Type Set - December 23rd, 2008
As I mentioned in one of my last articles, my first coin collection that I begin on Coin Blogger will be a U.S. nickel type set collection. I am getting really psyched as I plan out my collection. This article will describe the U.S. coins that make up the U.S. nickel type set.
A U.S. nickel [...]
