What coins make the best investment?
The first rule of thumb is to collect what you enjoy. If you’re looking to build a collection that will increase in value over time, you should not only look at the rarer and older coins, but ones that are in higher grades. If you always buy a higher grade coin, you will wind up with a highly desirable collection which will be worth more if and when you want to sell it. A collection of lower-grade coins will not command nearly as much money from potential buyers. What does the little letter on my coin mean? The letter next to the portrait or date, or sometimes on the coin’s reverse, refers to the Mint at which the coin was produced. The mint mark combined with the date is what determines rarity (or commonality) of your coin. Following are all of the U.S. Mint marks, and the Mints they correspond with: P- Philladelphia (still operating) D- Denver (still operating) S- San Francisco (still operating, but only for Proof coins) W- West Point (still operating, but only for gold and silver bu
