The Happy Coin Blog

Recently, The Happy Coin purchased a very expensive and impressive Alhambra 16.8 Inch Van Cleef and Arpels necklace, and we wanted to share the purchase with you as an example of a really interesting item that came through the doors of our shop. We go over the important markers to look for regarding its status as counterfeit/real, talk about the history and symbolism behind the necklace and Alhambra line, and the current estimate retail value. …

Since 1909, this coin has been widely considered the most popular collector coin. The designer, Victor David Brenner, placed his initials at 6 o'Clock on the reverse. Designer initials on coins are not that uncommon, however many in the coin realm felt that it was much too conspicuous, and the initials were removed, but not before some coins were struck..and in Francisco only 484K of these were struck, thereby creating (relatively speaking for pennies) the rarity. 

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As a young man, I was introduced to coin collecting through my grandfather. He loved and appreciated classic U.S. gold and silver coinage and was gracious and generous enough to make me feel as though it was our collection. I really loved his stories about history and the different events that some of our coins might have been a part of...I loved holding an object in my own hands that had passed through the hands of so many others, during some of the most challenging and momentou …

3 Recommended Coins For Every Coin Collector’s CabinetBelow is a list of some of the coins that we recommend to collectors wishing to add some numismatic gravitas to their coin collection. These coins are visually appealing, often absolute or conditional rarities and, as such, casual collectors to advanced numismatists covet these coins. They are issues that have an easily identifiable historical price trajectory. While the coin market is speculative and past history is no guarantee of the futur …