Carson City Mint The Carson City Mint has been active between 1870-1893 in Carson City, Nevada. This year it is its 150-year anniversary. In the beginning of its existence it worked as an assayer, a melter-refiner and a coiner. “Carson City was a very small town when the congress first started thinking about opening a […]
Sell To Phoenix Gold The Phoenix Gold Corp is an antique specialist priding itself as one of the leading collectible coin wholesalers in the United States. We specialize in Morgan and Peace Dollars as well as better date, rare U.S. coins that offer an interesting story or exceptional eye appeal. Phoenix Gold was established in […]
A Bite Sized history of Civil War Coinage The Phoenix Gold Corp Thomas Trejo The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865. During this period, 11 southern states that relied heavily on slave labor declared their secession from the United States (The […]
The First Woman on a Circulating United States Coin Born on February 15, 1820 Susan Anthony always believed in equal rights amongst all. She was raised on a cotton mill with her seven brothers and sisters. The idea, that one day she could wake up in a world where everyone has the same rights made […]
2019-S One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin One week ago today the US Mint released the 2019-S One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin with a “one per household” limit. They knew that this coin would be extremely popular. But no one expected what happened. When the clock struck Noon on 11-14-2019, the US […]
1888 PF66 Cameo Gold Dollar NGC The 1888 Proof Gold Dollar has an estimated survival somewhere between 150 and 225 total pieces. There is a mintage of only 1,079 total examples minted of this coin in Proof. This is an unquestionable PF Cameo proof dollar that displays deeply mirrored fields that are slightly stippled from the […]
Collectors Chair: Does this ring a bell? In today’s episode of The Collectors Chair, we talk about how to identify a fake Morgan Dollar by the way it rings. I show how to find a identify a fake Morgan coin in a handful of Cull 1921 Morgan Dollars. One of the important things when buying […]
Why Buy From Phoenix Gold? I have been with our company for over 10 years and in the numismatic industry for 13 total years. I have seen many companies come and go and have purchased and sold to many coin dealers over those years. As a company, we strive to build lasting relationships with our […]
We are back from the Central States Coin Show with some fresh inventory. We took a quick buying trip to Ilinois and picked up a few gems. The nice thing about going to a show is that you can physically see each coin in hand and be able to find the best coin on the […]
The Silver Morgan Dollar History In 1878 the Bland-Allison Act called for the government to purchase large amounts of silver in order to remedy the disarray present in the silver market. In an attempt to rectify the situation, the government was to convert the newly purchased metal into silver dollars; and with the contribution of […]