Coins of the World

Collecting coins other than those from the United States may seem daunting but the efforts to learn world coins brings challenges and rewards. Most collectors pick a specialty area whether it be European Crowns, Great Britain type coins or closer to home, the Latin America coinage that still circulated within the United States up through the Civil War.

When it comes time to sell or disposition holdings, the world coin market is more thinly traded than that for United States coins. Specialty dealers often demand higher buy/sell margins to cover inventory holding costs.

Gerry Fortin Rare Coins is becoming well known for it consignment business model and this concept is also applicable to World Coins. Please contact me if you wish to consign or participate in this rapidly expanding product line with attractive commission rates. The initial GFRC focus will be Latin America, Canadian and European pieces of high quality.

European grading standards are different from United States Sheldon scale standards. For World coins listed and sold by GFRC, the European grading standard will be utilized. Shorty, I will add a comparison table between European and Sheldon scale standards to guide customers.

References

KM = Krause and Mishler Standard Catalog
Gilboy = Columnarios of Central and South America. FF Gilboy
DP = Resplandores. Dunigan and Parker
Jara = Historia de la Casa de Moneda de Guatemala. Carlos Jara