Douglas KeefeDec 8, 20203 minWhat is a Type Set of Coins? ince the United States began mining coins in the late 1700’s, there have been literally hundreds of different designs of the...
Douglas KeefeDec 3, 20203 minThe Gold and Silver Mine Nineteenth Century Type Set of Coins Collecting a type set of coins from the Nineteenth Century is much more challenging than the Twentieth Century coins I described last...
Douglas KeefeDec 1, 20203 minThe Gold and Silver Mine: Condition Matters All collectibles have one thing in common that determine their value and that is condition of the item. It is obvious that a given...
Douglas KeefeNov 30, 20203 minThe Gold and Silver Mine: California Gold Coins Discovery of gold in the California Territory (California wasn’t a state yet) in 1848 set in motion a mass movement of people heading to...
Douglas KeefeMar 19, 20202 minRare 1943 & 1944 PenniesThe Gold and Silver Mine By: Douglas Keefe I know I’ve written about these coins in the past, but sometimes I need to repeat the story...
Douglas KeefeMar 19, 20203 min1970-D SILVER HALF DOLLARThe Gold and Silver Mine The 1970-D Silver Kennedy Half Dollar By: Douglas Keefe The assassination of president John Kennedy on November...
Douglas KeefeFeb 19, 20203 minNotes With NamesThe Gold and Silver Mine By: Douglas Keefe People have a habit of assigning nick names to things because of their appearance or use, and...
Douglas KeefeFeb 11, 20202 minBrexit and the PoundThe Gold and Silver Mine By: Douglas Keefe After much hand-wringing, arguing and gnashing of teeth (similar to Donald Trump’s impeachment...
Douglas KeefeFeb 6, 20202 minCurrency Printed Using Experimental Paper The Gold and Silver Mine By: Douglas Keefe 1928 marked the change in size of our currency from the old “horse blankets” to the size...
Douglas KeefeJul 21, 20172 minGet a Fair PriceA quick follow up on last week’s article where I told of a situation with a customer who was offered $650 for a baseball card collection...
Douglas KeefeJul 21, 20173 minSelling Your CollectionThis weeks’ article is about an experience I had last week and a cautionary reminder when someone is selling collectibles or precious...
Douglas KeefeJan 11, 20162 minPrecious Metals Obvservations & PredictionsI’m going to start the New Year with some observations and predictions about the prices of precious metals and the events that may have...
Douglas KeefeJan 1, 20163 minGold & Silver MineI recently read an article about Sweden, that country in northern Europe between Norway and Finland, where it gets really cold, and how...
Douglas KeefeNov 2, 20153 minGold & Silver MineI was recently turned on to a news article in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Don Williams because he was intrigued by its’ title about the...
Douglas KeefeNov 2, 20153 minGold & Silver MineIf you have a valuable collection and want to make sure it is properly insured, ask your insurance agent what you need to do to be...