1807 Large Stars Capped Bust Half Dollar 50/20 Overton 112

Capped Bust Half Dollars for Fun and Profit

By David Manevitz and Barry Sunshine The Capped Bust half dollar, minted between 1807 and 1839, is one of the most popular and widely collected...

2022 Handbook of United States Coins Coming Soon

The 2022 Handbook of United States Coins (79th edition), popularly known as the Blue Book, will be available beginning May 10. The 304-page book will...
Vintage Bowers and Merena auction

Coin Auctions – Before the Internet Ruled (Part II)

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series reflecting on coin auctions prior to Internet bidding being commonplace. Enjoy Part I >>> By...

Coin Auctions — Before the Internet Ruled (Part I)

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series reflecting on coin auctions prior to Internet bidding being commonplace. Enjoy Part II >>> By...

Paper Money Mindset: Celebrating Errors

By Antoinette Rahn Are you familiar with a butterfly fold? How about an inverted overprint or an inverted back? Or, perhaps, insufficient inking? If this sounds...
Gold Bullion Coins

Gold Prices Remain Strong Throughout the Week

Gold prices have remained buoyant throughout the week as trading continues on the morning of Thursday, April 22, 2021. It's been a week of...
Auction Archive

Observations and Engagement of Internet Auctions

By Ian Russell, co-founder of GreatCollections.com We are fortunate at GreatCollections.com that our business model operates in all environments, even during this unprecedented pandemic. We’ve...
Numismatic apps

Coin Collecting and Investing In the New Digital Age

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez The new digital and information age has arrived in numismatics. More than ever before, collectors and dealers depend on computers, tablets, and...
1797 Half Dollar PCGS MS66.

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar

Ask collectors of early United States federal coinage what one of the singularly most challenging issues is, and you'll likely hear many reply with...
Gold

Gold Prices Rise To Close the Week

Gold prices opened Friday, April 16, 2021, on a high note to notch an increase of some $20 and touch $1,784 before settling back...
1928 China Pattern Silver Dollar, PCGS SP64

PCGS Coin of the Week: Year 17 (1928) China Silver Dollar...

We often feature United States coins here in the PCGS Coin of the Week, but this time we thought we'd feature something a little...
Professional Numismatists Guild

PNG Now Accepting 2021 Awards Nominations

(Temecula, California) April 12, 2021 – The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2021 awards, according to PNG Executive Director...

Candidates Set for ANA Board of Governors Election

It’s election time once again…for the American Numismatic Association elected officials. Plus, this year a virtual Candidates Forum will take place prior to the...
Charles Morgan

Numismatic Literary Guild Names Charles Morgan Executive Director

NLG launches membership drive and opens annual awards competition The Numismatic Literary Guild (www.NLGonline.org) has selected Charles Morgan, editor-in-chief of CoinWeek (www.CoinWeek.com), to be the...
Saint Gaudens $20

Gold Prices End Week on a Slide

The morning of Friday, April 9, 2021, saw gold prices sliding down from $1,755 to almost $1,740 per ounce, following several sessions of positive...

Half Cents and Patterns Headlining April 23-25 Sale

By COINage Staff A number of stand-out lots are coming to auction during Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins Signature Auction, April 23-25. More than 2,500 lots from...
1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, PCGS MS65

PCGS Certifies Ultra-Rare 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin

Professional Coin Grading Service Grades the Only Legally Obtainable 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, to be Sold by Sotheby’s in June 2021 (Santa Ana, California – April...
Japanese Oban JNDA 09-1 Tensho-Hishi PCGS MS60

Rare PCGS-Graded Asian Coins Break Records at Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction

Several Significant Rarities from the Pinnacle Collection and Graded by PCGS Cross the Block at April Hong Kong Auction (Santa Ana, California – April 7,...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS65

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PCGS...

We usually take the opportunity to share a five-, six-, or even seven-figure rarity for the PCGS Coin of the Week. But this time,...
1907 UHR Saint-Gaudens $20

1907 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Graded by PCGS Sells for...

Outstanding Example of Rare Gold Coin Graded PCGS PR68 (Santa Ana, California – April 6, 2021) – An extraordinary 1907 Ultra High Relief (UHR) Saint-Gaudens...