December 05, 2017

The Cool Coin 1834-1933 Gold Type Set

December 05, 2017/ Doug Winter

Often times, a legitimately cool coin can be bought for the same price as a more traditional type coin, and the point of this article is to motivate type collectors to think outside of the box.

March 24, 2016

A Quick One: The Type Collector's Dilemma

March 24, 2016/ Doug Winter

The dilemma that I speak of is this: given an average budget of around $5,000 per coin, is it advisable to buy a common date in the best affordable grade, or a scarcer date at the same price point? A quick caveat: this dilemma does not exist, of course, for certain issues like Type Two dollars as coins like the 1855-O are one-year issues with no ability to select from a variety of dates.