ABC News: Low Pay-Out for Commemorative Coins

kieferscoins

Interesting article why people should not invest in coins and how they get burned

Cameron Kiefer

airplanenut

That's a good read... just one boo boo



<< <i>He's spent 30 years building his own collection, which is focused exclusively on 18th-century provincial British tokens from one year, 1894 >>

Shamika

<< <i>Question: Are the gold and silver coins I see advertised on television a good investment? >>


If seen on TV, the answer is a resounding NO!

poorguy

Sklow said he's heard horror stories from people who have called the ANA for information after purchasing coins, even those with legitimate collectible value. One caller paid a television marketer more than $900 for a coin that could have been purchased for less than half that from other retailers

cough..cough...CoinVault..cough..cough.

Conder101

Two Boo boos.



<< <i>They're called Conder tokens, after the man who the first to catalog them. >>


James Conder was NOT the first to catalog them, but his was more comprehensive and became the standard reference for almost 100 years. (1798 - 1890) There was an earlier catalog published in 1795.