Summary: Bill Eckberg is the President of the Early American Coppers, a specialty club dedicated to the study and collecting of early U.S. copper cents and half cents. CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan reached out to Bill in order to get his take on the state of the copper market, if there are slabbed copper coins that collectors should steer clear of, and whether the best possible collection of copper coins has been assembled yet. You'll enjoy this half hour back and forth with one of the most knowledgable copper coin experts in the United States... and if you follow his advice, you just might begin a lifelong journey collecting America's most humble early coins. * * * This CoinWeek podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Travel back in time to the emergence of the premier third-party coin grading company. For limited time, collectors can secure their coins with throwback versions of the first four PCGS label generations. Visit PCGS dot com slash generation series to get started. CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and information about numismatics. The CoinWeek Podcast was the 2016 NLG Winner for Best Audio Program. CoinWeek has also won the NLG Award for best numismatic website 4 years running! Copyright © CoinWeek 2017 COINWeek is the most advanced independent on-line media source for print and video Rare Coin and Currency news; with analysis and information contributed by leading experts across the numismatic spectrum. More news and videos about coin collecting at CoinWeek.
