Silver coinage has a long history in Russia, dating back to before the Soviet era. This is an introduction to its history and the 1852 CNB Russian 1 Ruble Silver Coin.

PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) is now offering pack grading along with newer holders for smaller sized currency notes. Below is a discussion of why they’ve done this and the benefits it will provide to customers.

While most expert and amateur coin collectors are familiar with major institutions such as the Royal Canadian Mint and U.S. Mint, for long periods of time gold coins were actually struck at private mints, and these institutions still exist today.

While most banknotes are created properly and without incident, there are times when errors can occur, and such notes have become quite popular among currency collectors, so much so that these notes can fetch fantastic prices. One of the rarest is dual serial numerical currency errors.

During the 19^th century, gold certificates were quite popular in the United States, especially when the nation’s economy used the gold standard. The certificates represented a specific amount of gold and could be redeemed for it at designated locations, which was much more safe and convenient than carrying around gold bars or coins. Though the U.S. is no longer on a gold standard and most of these certificates no longer exist, the few that do and are still in good condition can fetch fabulous prices, especially the 1882 gold certificate.

Are you new to the world of numismatics and coin collection? If you have a few coins you would like to expand into a larger collection or have a specific interest such as historically significant coins, maybe from a certain period, you are well on your way to getting started. Read on to find out what you need to know about starting a coin collection!