Fairfax Coin & Collectibles

10/05/2026

Major US silver refiners are still closed for new sterling orders. Some regional processors are open for limited orders with strict weight caps and long turnaround windows. So until further notice, we also are not buying sterling items. Give us a call later in the year to check and see if you can sell us your sterling. Until then, have a great Fall.

09/25/2026

We love Hobo Nickels! Imagine how happy we were to hear about 600 Hobo Nickels, Bo and Bert Rarities Heading to Auction in Landmark Kagin Sale! See link below.

“Kagin’s Auctions will begin dispersing the Candace D. Kagin Collection of Hobo Nickels, a collection of more than 600 pieces. Kagin’s bills it as the largest and finest collection of hobo nickels ever assembled and offered for sale. The collection includes more than 100 carvings attributed to legendary artists George Washington “Bo” Hughes and Bertram “Bert” Wiegand. It also includes works by unidentified classic carvers, modern artists, privately held pieces, and related material.”

600 Hobo Nickels, Bo and Bert Rarities Head to Auction in Landmark Kagin Sale A nickel once bought a cup of coffee, a newspaper, or part of a meal. In the

09/22/2026

At this year's World's Fair of Money, we saw the newest installation of The Tyrant Collection! Tyrants of the Golden Horn! This Installment focused on the Birth of Constantinople in A.D. 324, all the way to its fall and the Birth of the Ottoman Empire and the fall of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922. I highly recommend looking through the website https://www.thetyrantcollection.com/ for the archives of the exhibits.

09/16/2026

We learned so much at this year’s World’s Fair of Money! We even had the opportunity to spend several minutes with Bob Evans, the historian behind the discovery of the *SS Central America*.

I highly recommend exploring this ship’s rich history. Bob has an incredibly fascinating story to tell!

09/14/2026

How do we hold coins? We do not touch the face, we hold it by the edges. That way we don’t imprint oils, dirt, or grime onto the coins. This is an exaggerated example, since it is easy to see fingerprints on a proof coin. But even on unc and circulated coins, even if you can’t see it, this is what it’s doing to your coin. For more tips visit our resources page. https://www.fairfaxcoinandcollectibles.com/resources/

09/07/2026

09/04/2026

Each year at the ANA World's Fair of Money we get to find out which coin (and Country) won the Coin of the Year award (COTY). The US won in 2014 for it's concave baseball glove design on the $1 commemorative coin.
This year was a first for China. The coin’s obverse features the serpentine Great Wall in a mountainous landscape, and the reverse depicts a Chinese dragon

China is celebrating its first Coin of the Year win with its “Chinese Dragon” 10 yuan silver bullion coin, which was named the 2026 champion during the Coin of the Year (COTY) award ceremony at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money® (WFM) in Pittsburgh on August 27. The coin’s obverse features ...

09/02/2026

What an Exciting World's Fair of Money!
Last week in Pittsburgh, the ANA put on a fabulous coin show. There is so much to report to you, and we will just highlight some of the things we saw!
Our goal for the ANA show was to sell a few coins, connect with all of our coin dealer friends, and learn a thing of two! And we accomplished all three!
We visited world class exhibits, including the Tyrant Collection, The US Mint (who was giving away 2026 quarters with the privy mark), the finds from the SS Central America, the Coneca (error coins) booth, Mints from around the world, and so much more! Stay tuned for more posts, coming soon!

05/05/2026

Looking for ancient coins? We highly recommend these beautiful specimens in the Stacks World Premiere Auction. There are 3 sessions in May. Click here, register, and view the lots.
Session 1 is Ancient and Coins of the British Isles - Lots 73001-73662. The live auction session begins on Tuesday, May 12 at 9:00 AM PDT. You can bid, or just peruse great looking Ancient and World coins.

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04/16/2026

This weekend at the Vienna Coin and stamp show, there is one stamp dealer booked to have a table at this show. So if you have a stamp collection that you’re looking to sell, this would be your one chance that we know of to have someone look at your stamps. This stamp dealer has an eBay presence. But we don’t personally know them. Best of luck