Coin News: Stuck Coin Collector, “Back-Up” Coin Collection, Selling Gold?

Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles:

Coin collector feels stuck on money-go-round
G. Jeffrey Aaron | stargazette.com

As an avid coin collector for the past half-century, Corning’s Tom Mayo has learned that uncirculated coins hold the most value. He’s also learning that it’s getting harder to acquire the newer, shiny coins for his collection. There was a time when Mayo could fill out his collection with the new coins he obtained from area banks — the method he used to complete his 50 State Quarters Program collection.

Go to story »   

(…)
Read the rest of Coin News: Stuck Coin Collector, “Back-Up” Coin Collection, Selling Gold? (325 words)