ICCoin Blog

Did George T. Morgan Know How Many Feathers Were on an Eagle's Tail?

Oct 7th 2015

The most famous of U.S. silver dollars, the Morgan dollar immediately sparked a controversy when it was released in 1878. The

Sep 11th 2015

Everyone loves the Buffalo nickel, the last circulating U.S. coin with a Wild West look. But comparatively few collectors are

Sep 8th 2015

Online and catalog coin buyers often see offers prefaced with “our choice of date.” Many customers find such deals a frustrat

Sep 1st 2015

Is More Better?We often have the mindset that “more is better.” And although that may be true in many areas of life (for exam

Aug 14th 2015

Most every hobby and avocation has its own set of specific terminology. Numismatics is no exception. The term “bag mark” is o

Aug 12th 2015

Collectors new to the hobby, just learning about coin grading, may think of proofs as just one grade higher than a top qualit