PCGS Offering Special Label Memorializing NASA Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe
Professional Coin Grading Service pairs special Astronaut Memorial Foundation label with commemorative silver dollar honoring NASA Astronaut Christa McAuliffe
(Santa Ana, California) February 13, 2021...
Early History of Coin Fame
By. R.W. Julian
Although numismatics was a lively hobby by the mid-1860s, there was little in the way of a national push towards increasing the...
Silver Rush Creates Silver Scams
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of surge in fake “silver” coins offered online
(Temecula, California) February 11, 2021 -- The recent panic buying of silver bullion...
Bullion Prices Bump Through The Week of February 8, 2021 But...
Bullion investors watch as gold and silver prices twist and turn throughout the week of February 8, 2021, but there have been no unusual...
COINage Confidential: Michael Ray Fuljenz
America’s Gold Expert™
At seven years old, Michael Ray Fuljenz received his first shiny silver dollar after making straight As on his report card. It...
Paper Money Mindset: Franklin’s Colonial Currency
By Antoinette Rahn
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
The same man to whom the above quote is attributed was one of America's busiest colonists...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1861-D Liberty Head Half Eagle MS63
The Dahlonega Mint in Georgia is one of three United States Mint facilities in the South that were overtaken by Confederate rebels in 1861...
Numismatic Icon Showcase: Q. David Bowers
By Christine N. Karstedt
Q. David Bowers is perhaps the best-known and most noteworthy numismatist of the last 60 years.
Beginning in 1953, Dave’s contributions to...
COINage Welcome Mat: Ian Russell
Life-Long Student of Numismatics and president of GreatCollections.com
Editor’s Note: The COINage Welcome Mat is a column featuring new advertising partners. COINage welcomes Ian Russell,...
COINage Issue Highlights: February – March 2021
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the February-March 2021 issue...
Gold Prices Freefall Below $1,800, Silver Stumbles After Sprint
Bullion investors who bought gold at $1,850 per ounce or higher and the countless silver investors who purchased on the squeeze earlier this week...
Banknote Discussion Centers on Harriet Tubman Once Again
By Antoinette Rahn
There's renewed discussion this week surrounding the inclusion of Harriet Tubman's photo to appear on the United States $20 bill following President...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, Two Leaves,...
The 1795 Flowing Hair dollar is one of the earliest and scarcest of United States silver coins, and it's an especially tough piece in...
Silver Surge Takes Investment World by Storm
A lot of folks are waking up Monday morning, Feb. 1, 2021, startled by what happened to the silver markets over the weekend. And...
Gold Prices Perky But Still Too Shy for $1,900
Gold prices show signs of life yet continue slogging below the $1,900 mark, where the precious yellow metal was trading a few weeks back....
Gold Doubloon Commands Record-Setting $9.36M at Auction
A 1787 Brasher Doubloon, the finest of just seven known specimens, became the world’s most valuable gold coin after selling for a new record...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1804 Plain 4 Draped Bust Eagle,...
One of the most valuable coins to ever cross the auction block stole headlines last week. The rarity? An 1804 Plain 4 Draped Bust...
Aloha to Hawaiian Coinage
By Mike Garofalo
Nearly 2,500 miles to the southeast, off of the coast of California, lay the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is a group of eight...
‘Del Monte Note’ Sets New Record Price at Auction
A new world record for the highest price among error banknotes was set on Jan. 22 when Heritage Auctions sold the “Del Monte Note,”...
2021 ANA Summer Seminar Cancelled – Free Access to eLearning Academy
Prospective attendees of the American Numismatic Association’s annual Summer Seminar may be disappointed to learn that the event will not take place again in...