The latest “fad” in coin selling is Certified Eagles and Buffalos. At American Federal we know that this is usually just a way for dealers to tack on a huge profit. Many dealers sell MS-69 and MS-70 coins for as much as $3500 per coin. This is an outrageous markup! We also offer coins graded…

Coin dealers are touting the safety of buying Pre-1933 minted U.S. gold coins. They claim these are the only way to protect yourself from a greedy government just waiting to steal your gold. The dealers scare you by claiming that with a stroke of a pen President Obama can create another gold confiscation just like…

Morgan Dollars went up LESS than one cent for every dollar silver went up and they were the BEST performing coin area since 1990! It amazes me when I hear dealers claim that rare coins, specifically U.S. Gold coins, outperform gold. One broker actually told a client that for every dollar gold goes up, St….

PCGS charts 10 different sectors of the rare coin market. It covers most coins, including key dates, rare gold coins, Morgan and Peace dollars and PCGS 3000 Index (a market basket representation of the overall market) to name a few. All sectors but 1 currently show a sharp decrease in price over the past year…

The euro hit a new high yesterday. Oil is once again taking off. The government printing presses are in overdrive. It’s likely that you bought your gold, silver, platinum or coins to safeguard your portfolio from these exact situations. You were right and likely will continue to be. So why are your rare coins still…

I’ve been working on research concerning premiums on $20 St. Gaudens and Liberties to mail out to all of my clients. However, the market is changing as I write and I felt it was too important to not share with you right now. I felt the information was so timely and market sensitive that I…

I hope by now you realize that I only send an e-mail when I see either an exceptional value for you or a critical market change. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had either. Six months ago I sent an e-mail explaining that many U.S. Gold coins such as $20 St’s and $20 Libs…