Coin collecting
My Two Cents’ Worth: The $10-Million Coin
Life imitated art in the coin market recently when a 1794 silver dollar—possibly the first silver dollar ever struck by the U.S. Mint—changed hands for just over $10 million in a New York City auction. (Articles on the sale and on the coin appear elsewhere in this issue.) Continue reading Senior Editor Ed Reiter’s column ...
The Cardinal’s Rules
Remember when the “Cardinal Collector” was just another Registry set owner? Neither do we, but we do remember when Martin Logies was just another collector in the crowd. Read on for the entire story.
Interview with Fred Weinberg
COINage recently interviewed error-coin expert Fred Weinberg. He discussed today’s error-coin marketplace and gave the magazine a peek at some of his favorite items. Fred Weinberg Interview
Interview with Chris Imperato of New World Rarities
COINage recently interviewed Chris Imperato of New World Rarities. He told the magazine how he started collecting coins and discussed some virtually untapped areas in the field–areas that have great collecting potential. Chris Imperato Interview
Collectible Coins Can Be Found Anywhere
Property Room (www.PropertyRoom.com) allows buyers and sellers to experience police auctions online. Read all about them here, and learn how you can discover yet another way to add to your coin collection.
Free Books at ANA’s Nat’l Money Show
Numismatic writer Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion (www.UniversalCoin.com), will offer free copies of his acclaimed reference book about popular United States gold pieces, Indian Gold Coins of the 20th Century, at the American Numismatic Association (ANA) National Money ShowSM in Dallas,Texas. Known as America’s Gold ExpertSM, Fuljenz will autograph his books as ...
New Collectibles Available
Oded Paz has issued some new elongateds to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics. This design was elongated on different coins, as follows: 1/2 Large pre-decimal British pence 1 Large pre-decimal British penny 2 British pence U.S. quarter Brass planchet Copper planchet The cost is $3 per coin when sold individually. There are two different sets: ...
Collectors Corner CoinSearch to Launch
[PRESS RELEASE] An exciting new era in buying and selling rare coins and collectibles will begin on May 31, 2012, with the live beta test launch of Collectors Corner CoinSearch™ at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo. The unprecedented new service from Certified Coin Exchange (CCE) uses state-of-the-art mobile technology to enable collectors ...
Can We Talk?
About coin collecting? Actually, we were wondering about collecting in general. We were talking one day about what people in the office collect, how they got started collecting, what will they do with their collection in the future, etc. Some of us are accumulators. I fall into this category. A few first-edition novels here, some ...
Coin Collecting Methods
One of the great things about collecting coins is that there are so many ways to go about it. You can collect by type or specialty, topic or composition. There is no right or wrong way. (I suggest that you collect what you like, in the highest quality you can afford. That way, if you ...

