| Official US Mint Site |
The primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. In recent history circulating coin production has varied between 11 billion and 20 billion coins annually. Click the title to the left. |
| Fair Market Price Guides |
The prices listed in the NumisMedia Price Guide represents their determination of a Fair Market Value for a properly graded coin within each coin category. |
| Antiques Location Guide |
This site specializes in all things collectable. The map on the front page lets you click on your own state - or the state you may be travelling to. Then the map leads you to all the registered shops and dealers in that area. |
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Illinois Numismatic Association |
ILNA sponsors an annual convention for Numismatic friends and members. Their web site has lists of shows in other states plus lists of Illinois clubs. You can also subscribe to the ILNA Digest at this site. |
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American Numismatic Association |
The ANA provides educational materials in the form of study courses, a museum, and a library of resources. Excellent for persons who want to evolve from amatuer to expert collectors. |
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Central States Numismatic Society |
CSNS is a regional club encompassing 13 states in the central portion of the United States. It hold an annual convention in the spring of the year and publishes "The Centinel" a quarterly magazine. |
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
Learn about anti-counterfitting, the new $50 bill with built-in technology that proves its integrity, and a history of the buildings where paper currency has been printed. Includes monthly production reports including the last current month. |
| U.S. Mint History |
Coins have been minted in eight US cities since the founding of the first Mint in Philadelphia in 1792. Here you will see illustrated US Mint histories of each facility. They all have fascinating facts and stories. Click the title on the
left to review any or all of the eight mint factories. Within each topic, the underlined phrases lead to related materials. |
| Beginners Guide to the Coin Collectors Vocabulary |
Don't be turned off by the strange words and abbreviations tossed about by coin collectors. This glossary is only a click away. Here are a few of the 400 words and phrases that you might need to look up. Such as breast feathers, bourse, bulged die, cabinet friction, clad, cud, deep cameo, exergue, fasces, hoard, incuse, obverse, over-dipped, slider, spark erosion die, XF. Without this clickable glossary, you'd have to pretend you know what these words mean. |
| How Many Coins Have Been Minted? |
In 1793 there were 35,334 1/2 cent coins minted in the U/S. But in 1796 there were only 1,390 newly minted 1/2 cent coins minted. You can look up the "rareness" of each coin between 1792 to 1839 by clicking on this link to information prepared at the CoinFacts.com site. |
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The Coin Dealer Newsletter |
If you sign up for this newsletter, you will receive periodic price guides and numismatic news that keeps everyone up to date. |
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Coin World Magazine |
In addition to being a published magazine, Coin World also has a website. The prices published in the magazine are referred to as the "trends". This name is because although the prices are inflated, they will reflect a market shift before the Grey Sheet. |
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Auction Productions Antique Trader |
Sign up for this periodic news magazine that lists dates and times of auctions all around the U.S. Fox Valley Coins often posts extensive auction ads on the front page of this popular paper and at its web site. |
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Coin Clubs |
Check to see if one of these coin clubs is in your area. |
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Coin Forum |
This is the place to discuss issues and questions with other coin collectors. Post a question and a dozen experienced collectors may answer or discuss your issues. |
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Forums on Specific Coin Topics |
Here are some of the forums at this site. You have to click on the down-arrow to make the forum list visible. Some of the forums are: World and Ancient Coins Forum, Metal Detecting Forum, Vintage Sports Card Collecting, US Coins Forum, General Collectables Trading Forum, and more. |