A Few Thoughts on Peace Dollars
8th NSDC Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri A Few Thoughts on Peace Dollars By Daniel Kihlstadius The Peace dollar series probably has the greatest potential for long term price growth of any…
Collecting: The Hidden Investment
8th NSDC Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri Collecting: The Hidden Investment By Chuck Koontz Collecting, whether it be coins, stamps, bottles or Elvis memorabilia, is a reflection of human instinct. While opportunities…
The Mystery of the Stella Solved
8th NSDC Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri The Mystery of the Stella Solved Are the adjustment marks the key in the “original” vs. “restrike” puzzle? By Michael Hodder The four-dollar gold piece, the famous…
Silver Dollars The Case for Quality Confirmed
7th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 13 – 17, 1986 Silver Dollars The Case for Quality Confirmed By David Hall and Mark Smith There’s a big difference between silver dollars and all other U.S. coins. …
Visual Grading Reports Peace Dollars
9th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 10 – 13, 1988 Visual Grading Reports Peace Dollars Introduction ANACS employs a technical grading system. This philosophy assumes that when a coin’s details are impressed upon the planchet,…
San Francisco Silver Dollar Hoard 1879-1882
5th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 8 – 11, 1984 San Francisco Silver Dollar Hoard 1879-1882 As Blanchard & Company has become the largest dealer in U.S. silver dollars in the world, we…
MS-64 Peace Dollars: Now They’re Affordable!
NSDR Journal Vol. XI, No. 4 November 1994 MS-64 Peace Dollars: Now They’re Affordable! By Randy Campbell My previous article, “Crash and Burn: The Collapse of Franklin Half Dollar Prices,” chronicled the 78 percent decline of MS-65…
What Not to Buy, and Why
6th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 11 -17, 1985 What Not to Buy, and Why By Dean Tavenner We are a nation of “list” readers. Everybody needs his list – shopping list, 10-best…
Total Uncirculated Silver Dollars Remaining
5th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 8 – 11, 1984 Total Uncirculated Silver Dollars Remaining By Leroy Van Allen As collectors, investors and coin dealers know, there is a tremendous number of uncirculated Morgan…
America’s First Silver Dollar
6th National Silver Dollar Convention St. Louis, Missouri November 11 -17, 1985 America’s First Silver Dollar By Jim Blanchard & Joe Buzanowski The first page of “A Guide Book of United States Coins” (the red book)…
