PNG Member Scott A. Travers Identifies Coin Allies and Enemies in a Dangerous World [Video]

The world is a dangerous place for coins, and protection and preservation are the common allies of collectors and investors alike. Deterioration and damage are the common enemies.

In this timeless 13-minute YouTube video coin expert Scott Travers explains that hazards lurk in the air, in storage containers, and even on collectors’ fingertips. Exposure to these hazards can subject a rare coin to irreparable damage than can greatly diminish its value. 

Fortunately there are ways to guard against preservation risks and maintain these coins in their original, pristine condition—preserving their considerable value. Even if damage has begun from the floods of a hurricane, it is often possible to minimize its extent or even reverse the harm.

Safekeeping has always been a major consideration for people who possess valuable coins, but in the current high-crime climate, the need for extra precautions and approaches to securing protection have taken on a new form.

About Scott A. Travers

Scott A. Travers ranks as one of the most knowledgeable and influential coin dealers and advisors in the world. His name is familiar to readers everywhere as the author of seven bestselling books on coins: The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual® Revised Seventh Edition (Penguin Random House, 2015); How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Second Edition (2001); One-Minute Coin Expert®, Sixth Edition (2007); Travers’ Rare Coin Investment Strategy, Second Edition (1989); Scott Travers’ Top 88 Coins to Buy & Sell, Second Edition (1989); The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 21st Edition (2015); and The Investor’s Guide to Coin Trading (1990). All of them have won awards from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG).