Collector coins moving
By Mark Ferguson - COIN VALUES
After recently speaking with sophisticated investors (those with tremendous experience and usually very wealthy) in various markets around the country, it is apparent that uncertainty is now a common theme in most or all markets. These markets include rare coins, equities and financial instruments, real estate, other collectibles and more. All over the country and around the world people are asking, “How do we value these assets?”
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How Long Can They Keep Gold Down?
By Patrick A. Heller, Market Update
Ignoring inflation, gold prices last week reached their all-time highest levels as measured in Australian dollars, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Indian rupees and South African rand. In India, the world’s largest gold consuming nation, the price of gold in rupees is now more than five times higher than it was in the January 1980 peak. In South African rand, the gold price is more than 10 times what it was in January 1980. If you take inflation into account, gold prices are far from setting record highs in any of these currencies.
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Confusion With Investing in Coins
Coin Collector’s Blog
There have been reports of the coin market continues to grow as the economy is falling. One measure is the PCGS3000 index that is based on a sample of 3,000 coins. Looking at the graph (see the right side of the page), the trend (blue) line continues upward. In fact, there is no downward place on the line. A trend graph would give an indication that the market is very hot and trending upward. But is that the case for the entire market?
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Silver bullion provides collectors with opportunities
Coin World
Silver bullion is bought and sold in various forms for a multitude of reasons including investment, collecting, diversifying assets or as a hedge against inflation. What form of silver bullion to buy is a common question among those thinking about acquiring quantities of the metal. According to GoldPrice.org (online at www.goldprice.org), silver bullion is marketed as silver nuggets; bars, wafers and rounds; and as coins.
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Top 10 collectibles
Daily Press
With slumping stock markets, pawn shops are more popular and many people are considering selling off their investments. The unique character and emotional value of some collections makes them priceless. The crack research team at the Daily Top 10 recommends keeping the following collectibles:
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Examining an Added Mintmark
by Skip Fazzari, Authentication Consultant to NGC
Although counterfeiting techniques keep improving, mintmarks are still added to coins using the same two methods. Skip Fazzari describes how to spot these fakes. When many things get old, they are discarded and new things, perhaps better made, take their place. Not so with old counterfeit and altered coins.
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Unique dollars reappear
Canadian Coin News
Canada’s two unique gold dollars have come back home. Sandy Campbell of Proof Positive, in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, a dealer specializing in rare coins, announced September 2 that he had purchased the two coins from the United States dealer, who purchased them from the original owner in 2003.
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