Coin Value: Should You Handle Your Coins?
New coin collectors have many questions when it comes to their coins. This is natural. Whether people collect coins as an investment strategy, because they enjoy the hunt for rare …
Coin Prices
How much is your coin worth? Learn about the coin evaluation process, recent trends in coin prices, and how to get the most from your coin collection.
The History and Value of the Kennedy Half Dollar
The Kennedy half dollar is a very popular collectible coin that has both sentimental value for many Americans as well as numismatic value for coin collectors. Why is this coin …
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Long Live the Queen: Coin Values and Historical Significance
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 after a 70-year reign, marking the end of a long era in British and world history. As the sovereign ruler of the …
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Should You Buy Palladium Coins?
In our last blog we discussed whether gold is a safe haven for investors. Because inflation is increasing noticeably, many people are looking for solid investments that will keep their …
How Does Toning Affect the Value of Collectible Coins?
Grand Rapids Coins recommends to our clients that they not clean their coins. Cleaning coins decreases their value. Generally speaking, every time a coin is improperly handled or used, its …
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How Does a Coin Evaluation Work?
When someone requests an evaluation of his or her rare coins, it is usually for a specific reason – an insurance appraisal, a division of assets, or to learn the …
High Bullion Prices Bring out the Sharks
It must have been my lucky day. I couldn’t sleep the other night, and I turned on the television. The first channel I caught was running a commercial for a …
What To Do with Inherited Coins
You’ve inherited coins from a friend or relative or been gifted a coin collection. What will you do with it? That’s a very good question. We’ve talked before about whether …
Coin Myth #1: Old Coins Are The Most Valuable
People who are new to coin collecting may assume that because many of the coins in numismatists’ collections are old that age is what makes them valuable. This is not …
Cleaning Coins Decreases Their Value
You may have seen this piece of advice on Mullen Coins’ Evaluations page: The single biggest mistake you can make as a collector: Cleaning your coins. Your collection will likely …