Golden Eagle Coin was established in 1974 – that’s over 40 years of operation (longer than Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and plenty of other Fortune 500 companies). In those 40 years, we’ve fielded a lot of questions regarding coins. Below is a list of 5 of the most common questions we receive regarding coins. What Is My Coin Worth? This is probably the most common question we receive over the phone – and the most difficult to answer. In the earlier years before the internet was so prevalent this was a much more difficult task. But now, customers can search around on the Internet and find a rough r ..read more

It was only in 1933 that you could no longer redeem your bills and coins for their gold equivalent. For centuries coins contained their value in gold – a $1 gold coin contained $1 worth of gold. When the value deviated significantly upwards, so that a coin contained more than its face value in precious metals, people simply melted them down and sold them as gold or silver, realizing a profit. That all changed when the US Mint was no longer legally obliged to convert bills for gold, and vice versa, and of course today most circulation coins are made of base metals, with a melt value well below ..read more

For coin collectors, the most valuable coin is always the one that has just been stamped. Perfect, with no scratches, nicks or marks, with a uniform finish, and with clear, crisp designs and inscriptions. The more time a coin has spent in someone’s pocket, the less it is worth. No matter how valuable a rare coin may be, the most valuable example will be the one with the cleanest finish. Since deciding these things can easily become subjective, especially when comparing one coin with a particular defect with one with a different defect, and experts could easily differ in their assessment of val ..read more

The American Numismatics Association (ANA) is the most prestigious coin society to belong to, and its annual ‘World’s Fair of Money’ is a great event for any collector to visit. If you are still making plans for an August vacation, consider a few days in Chicago, and drop into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, between August 13 to 17, 2019. This annual event is a great place to meet fellow collectors at all levels, and to see more rare and unusual coins and banknotes in one place than you would think possible. A highlight of the Fair is the Stack Bower’s Official Auction ev ..read more

The normally close relationship between America and its northern neighbor, Canada, has been under strain in recent years, with each country working from very different political playbooks. But in the coin world all is rosy, and to make that point the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint have got together for a first. They have created a two-coin set that combines an American Silver Eagle with a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf – both popular collector coins in their own right. To make the set special, each coin has a unique finish, exclusive to the set. The finish on the Silver Eagle is an enhanced r ..read more

With gold prices showing an upsurge because of trade uncertainties, many collectors are looking around to add gold to their collections. The American Eagle and Canadian Maple Leaf gold coins remain top of the list, but it can be worth looking further afield. The Royal Mint, which issues sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom, is a world-class mint, with high standards and 100% reliable products, so one can always buy from them with confidence. A new coin from the Royal Mint is not only a way to add some gold to your collection, but has, in its design, an interesting and relevant theme th ..read more

Five times a year we get the pleasure of welcoming a new quarter in the ‘America the Beautiful’ series, that has been running since 2010, and still has a couple of years to go. 2019 is also the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, and it worked out weel that the 48th National Park – scheduled for release this year – turned out to be the War in the Pacific National Historical Park on the island of Guam. The sequence of releases is based on the year the parks were inaugurated, and this park was officially established on August 18, 1978. The park is over 2,000 acres, preserved from develo ..read more

2019 is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing, that liberated Europe from the grip of fascism. It is worth remembering that American troops weren’t the only North Americans on the beaches that day, and the Canadian Mint is reminding everyone that there were Canadians there too. Of the 150,000 troops who came ashore at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, 14,000 were Canadians – almost one in ten. There were also 110 ships and 10,000 sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy, and 15 Royal Canadian Air Force fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons supporting troops on the ground. On Juno Beach ..read more

We already looked in some detail recently at the three coins being released by the US Mint to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Legion. These coins – a silver dollar, a gold 5-dollar coin, and a clad half-dollar, feature designs drawn from both the history of the Legion, and the Pledge of Allegiance. On May 20, 2019, the mint released the first of several sets featuring these coins. This first set is for the silver dollar, and with it is a commemorative medal. It makes a great collector’s item, or a gift for a member of the Legion – or any veteran at all. The pr ..read more

Austria is a small European country that rarely makes it into the news. The last remaining part of what was once the large and important Austro-Hungarian Empire, this country does many to make it onto one list that is important to coin collectors – it rates third in the world for top-selling bullion coins. Many collectors of bullion stick to one country, such as American gold or silver eagles, but why not diversify your collection? The Vienna Philharmonic bullion coin series is a great place to start, and you will own a coin that is instantly recognizable and accepted for quality and reliabili ..read more