Scott A. Travers, president of Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, LLC, ranks as one of the most knowledgeable and influential coin dealers and advisers in the world. Scott is the author of seven best-selling books on coins, including The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values and The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual. He is a former vice president of the American Numismatic Association, served as a coin-valuation consultant to the Federal Trade Commission and is a forceful consumer advocate for the coin-buying public. Scott is one of Bottom Line’s Featured Experts—follow his award-winning blog, The Money Connoisseur, and watch his videos, Face Value: Investing in Metals and Money.
If you collect coins, you’ll surely hear these common falsehoods about them. Save yourself hassle—and money—by knowing the truth about coins.
You want your coins to be both accessible and well-protected from theft and natural disasters. Here’s what to do—and not do.
These coin collecting clubs are fantastic resources offering knowledge, contacts and access to rare and collectible coins.
Surprisingly, coin collectors often make better profits than coin investors. Here’s why—and how to combine the best of coin collecting and investing.
Buying, holding and selling coins all expose you to risk, but you can use these insider strategies to minimize risk and maximize your profit.
Here’s how to make even more profit on US gold coins by knowing the metal content of specific coins, your dealer's markup, and when to buy and sell.
In most cases, cleaning collectible coins does not make them more valuable—it actually makes them worth less.
The US Mint made a little mistake in 1943—creating pennies that today are worth big money.
U.S. dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollar coins from certain mint dates are worth much more than face value.
Just because a coin is old doesn’t mean it's valuable, while some newer coins sell at high prices. Here, three key factors that determine a coin’s value.
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In this video, Scott Travers, gold and rare coin expert and author, discusses coin-collecting scams and what to be aware of when purchasing from a dealer.
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