Roof-top burglar steals from rare coin store at Tacoma’s Freighthouse Square by Alexis Krell / The News Tribune In minutes, the thief cut through the ceiling and used a rope to descend into the rare coin shop below and steal a bagful of its merchandise before he fled the store. Surveillance video shows the unmasked burglar’s [...]
Tag Archive 'Coins'
The Buffalo Nickel – Who were the models?
Posted in Coins, Collecting, History, Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2012
The Buffalo – Indian Head Nickel minted from 1913 through 1938 is one of the more popular designs from the U.S. mint and is a favorite among coin collectors. The designer, James Earle Fraser, put much thought into this! Follow the links to get the perspective by author John Sheldon or comments by the Gold Mountain Trading Company. [...]
Making Silver Rounds Here is a great look into how the making of silver coins is completed from start to finish. Special Thanks to the Employees of Endeavour Silver For sharing the Process
Collectable Coins and Gold Scams
Posted in Coins, Collecting, Investing on Apr 17th, 2012
David Levenstein of LakeshoreTrading gives his viewpoint and shares some of the more common scams in the gold market at the moment and how best to avoid them. His message is very simple: “If a deal looks too good to believe, it probably is worse than you can imagine, and when adding precious metals to your investment [...]