Gold Prices

Gold Prices Off To Roaring Start This Week

After taking some losses over the past few days, gold prices opened Monday morning shooting up from $1,940 to nearly $1,960 before settling lower...
1909-S VDB Penny

COINage Profile: 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

Few coins are as famous as the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent. Many people outside of the hobby know it as "the 1909 penny." Lincoln...
1856 Flying Eagle Cent

The Autumn 2020 Coin Market: What Lay Ahead

With the Labor Day holiday now behind us, the United States unofficially enters the fall season -- retail now looks ahead to the Christmastime...

Issue Highlights: October-November 2020

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the Oct./Nov. 2020 issue...

Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Paul Blaise Marino

By Antoinette Rahn In her poem “Children Learn What They Live,” author Dorothy Law Nolte provides various examples of the action and reaction of life...
Gold Coins

Gold Prices Sink In Friday Morning Trading

Gold prices are closing out the week on a soft note, falling below $1,930 an ounce as of Friday morning amid a strengthening dollar....
1939-D Jeferson Nickels

COINage Profile: 1939-D Jefferson Nickel

Jefferson nickels often get a bad wrap... They're too frequently dubbed a sleeper series because the common numismatic perception is that they offer little...

Protecting Yourself and Your Coins in a Disaster

By Scott A. Travers Hurricane Florence in 2018; Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017; Superstorm Sandy in 2012; Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and the Napa...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices Start Week Sluggish

Gold prices eased back a bit Monday morning as the dollar showed indications of some strengthening down the line. Gold was down as low...
1916-D Mercury Dime

COINage Profile: 1916-D Mercury Dime

The 1916-D Mercury dime is one of the rarest 20th-century regular-issue business-strike coins. With a mintage of only 264,000 pieces, the 1916-D dime had...
Example of Basketball HOF half-dollar in PCGS holder-small

PCGS Will Grade Historic Colorized United States Mint Coins

2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Coins will be a first for the Mint (Santa Ana, California) – August 26, 2020 – Professional Coin Grading Service...
US Gold Coins

5 of the Most Popular United States Gold Coins

With gold prices staying buoyant, it's important to keep close tabs on trends regarding what people are buying either for investment or collecting purposes....
2019-W Quarter

Cashing in My Coins During The Coin Shortage of 2020

I've finally cleaned out my change jar... I had been accumulating the coins from my cash transactions over the past several months in a...
PNG-APMD Bullion Coins

No Significant “Panic Selling” of Gold, Reports Accredited Precious Metals Dealers

Younger buyers entering market and Baby Boomers are still acquiring precious metals During the recent profit-taking and market correction, major retail sellers of physical gold...
Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz

Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz Selected As 2020 Numismatic Literary Guild...

August 18, 2020 -- Respected researchers and award-winning numismatic authors Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz have received yet another prestigious award. They have been...
1921 Peace Dollar

COINage Profile: 1921 Peace Dollar

The 1921 Peace dollar marks an important numismatic milestone. The first truly 20th-century silver dollar honoring the end of "The War to End All...
PCGS Basketball Hall of Fame Justin Kunz

Coin Designer Justin Kunz Signs Exclusive Basketball Hall of Fame...

The celebrated United States Mint designer is hand signing PCGS labels to be paired with Basketball Hall of Fame Coins (Santa Ana, California – August...
Gold & Silver Prices

Bullion Prices Take A Hit

You could hear the groans coming from almost every gold investor and silver stacker these past few days. After an exciting stretch of days...
1938 Jefferson Nickel

COINage Profile: 1938 Jefferson Nickel

The Jefferson nickel is now in its 80s and among the longest-running series in our nation's history. It's a coin most people alive today...
Gold Coins

Gold, Silver Prices Open Week On Bullish Note

Gold and silver prices are remaining bullish as they kick off the new week. Gold is poised to open around $2,033 per ounce while...