<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Coin &amp; Co Numismatics blog</title><description>Straight talk on coins from a working Kingston dealer: values, grading, care, toning, world coins.</description><link>https://coinco.ca/</link><language>en-ca</language><item><title>The Spanish dollar in the drawer: what an 8 reales is, and why it turns up in Ontario</title><link>https://coinco.ca/blog/the-spanish-dollar-in-the-drawer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coinco.ca/blog/the-spanish-dollar-in-the-drawer/</guid><description>Pieces of eight were the first dollars in North America and they still surface in Eastern Ontario estates. How to recognise one, weigh one, and tell a real one from a casting.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>World coins</category></item><item><title>Natural toning or artificial? How we decide</title><link>https://coinco.ca/blog/natural-toning-or-artificial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coinco.ca/blog/natural-toning-or-artificial/</guid><description>Rainbow colour on an old silver coin can double its value or cut it in half. Here is what we look at, and the mistake we made once.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Toning</category></item><item><title>Please don&apos;t clean your coins</title><link>https://coinco.ca/blog/please-dont-clean-your-coins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coinco.ca/blog/please-dont-clean-your-coins/</guid><description>The single most expensive mistake people make before selling a collection, why it happens, and what to do instead.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Care &amp; storage</category></item></channel></rss>