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This week, the U.S. Mint sent me an email asking if I would complete an online survey about their "exciting" new silver medals planned for 2025. As an avid collector of the Mint's silver medals, such as the armed forces and Presidential silver medals, I decided to complete the survey. Unfortunately, these new proposed products turned out to be silver medals depicting current pop singers and DC...

1. Navigate to "My Sets" from the toolbar. 2. Select the set, or sets, that you want to retire. 3. Select "Retire" from the top toolbar. 4. Opt to "Leave allocated coins as active" or "Mark allocated active coins as sold."  Please note: this action may affect other sets with allocated coins, as they will be removed from those sets. 5. Select "Confirm" when you have made a...

MyCollect's set leaderboard is now live! Showcase your prized coin sets and see where they rank on our Set Leaderboard! 🏆 Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting, join the fun and let's celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of your collections. Add your sets now and discover where your treasures stand among the best! 🎉   Retiring Sets: You can now retire a coin set on...

Boosting Your MyCollect Posts: A Simple Guide to More Views and Engagement The posts under 'Recent Updates' on your homepage are generated by people you've befriended, pages you've liked, groups you've joined, articles posted by your friends or those you've interacted with, and shows & events you've created or followed. However, if you wish to engage with users beyond these connections,...

Rene Alvarenga is a 20-year-old numismatist with big ambitions to build bridges in the hobby.    My name is Rene Alvarenga, and I’m a 20-year-old numismatist from Palm Springs, California, and a collector of primarily U.S. coins. My numismatic journey began when I was 12 years old and used to find Lincoln Wheat Cents in change at a sandwich shop my parents used to own. Since...

Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah, is a joyous Jewish festival that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century BCE. The historical origins of Hanukkah are rooted in the victory of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish warriors, over the Seleucid Greek rulers. The celebration lasts for eight nights, and it is marked by the lighting of the menorah, a...

  Most veteran numismatists won’t hesitate to help new collectors learn about our hobby and I’m no exception. I frequent a lot of coin discussion boards on the Internet and have witnessed the struggles and frustrations of the so-called “newbies” as they begin their journeys into this complex and intimidating past time.  From my observations, one of the...

Hi all, once again this past Sunday I was outbid on a 1910 Liberty nickel that I had my eye on. It was a PCGS PF65. Anyway, I thought I had this locked up, I even raised my max bid from $343.88 to $360 with about an hour twenty left. I'm watching the time wind down and with 7 seconds left a bid came in at $370. How does this happen? Is this some kind of auction software that can determine what...