This is a transcript, in Q&A format, of the public Coin Collectors Forum held by U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy at the Carnegie Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Moy talks about the upcoming Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens coin, why the U.S. Mint is 16 times more efficient than the Tokyo Mint, and numerous other questions from the forum’s attendees.

The "Rust Quarter" State Quarter Error was created when coin press lubricating grease escaped into the coin die, plugging up the first letter "T" in TRUST. See photos of this mint error and learn more about how grease strike through filled die errors occur.

The image of the coin that appears in the artist rendering is often quite different than what the struck coin actually looks like!

This is my personal top 10 coins investment shopping list for 2009. These are the coins and coin sets that I feel have the best potential for long term enjoyment and growth, although I want to stop short of actually making investment recommendations to others since my budget and collecting interests probably differ from yours. However, I offer my top coin picks for the coming year and explain why I selected them so that you can make a more informed decision about your own coin buying.

Obama coins are being made by several private mints and marketers, but do any of these Obama coins have the potential to be valuable collectibles someday? The About.com Guide to coins provides an analysis of the Obama coins market now and future, and reveals which coin is the only genuine and official Democratic Party Obama coin issue.

Learn what the key dates are for the Lincoln Memorial Penny series. Lincoln Memorial key date coins are given on this page.

The coin collectors club which specializes in error coins and die varieties is called CONECA. The acronym stands for Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America. Learn the history of CONECA, how to find its web site, and how to join the club on this web page about CONECA.

Coin price catalogs and coin value guides, such as the Red Book, Trends, coin price magazines, etc., all have one common flaw - the prices in them are not of any value at all to a coin collector trying to appraise his own collection for sale. This article explains why.

When you want to find a coin dealer, you probably shouldn’t go to the Yellow Pages first, because there are many people listed there who are really just pawn brokers, junk bullion buyers, and other non-experts. This Quick Tip page will show you exactly how to find a local, Certified coin dealer near your location.

What is an error coin? This coin terms page defines a mint error and explains why it differs from a die variety.