Coin of the Week: 1796 U.S. Quarter Dollar

By Antoinette Rahn Sometimes when a new idea comes to the table, it's met with a less than exuberant response. In turn, the same concept...
Stamp Plates

DLRC Offers the Continental Collection of American Bank Note Company Plates

David Lawrence Rare Coins presents a unique offering of stamp plates and dies from the American Bank Note Company. (Virginia Beach, VA) In a unique...

New ANA eLearning Academy Provides Taste of Summer Seminar

Collectors Can Register for Free Condensed Courses During what would have been the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Summer Seminar event – June 29-July 10,...
Silver Coins

Silver Prices Post Remarkable Gains

Silver prices may be on the way up soon. Silver futures ended last week by tracking an astounding 24% increase for the month, representing...
PCGS Coin Quest 2020 Early Find

PCGS Coin Quest 2020 Winners Announced

(Santa Ana, California, May 30, 2020) – The Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) Coin Quest 2020 has come to an exciting end with the...
PCGS Basketball Hall of Fame Coins

2020 Basketball Coins Graded By PCGS, Exclusive Partner with Naismith Memorial...

(Santa Ana, California, May 30, 2020) – As the world of professional sports begins emerging from hibernation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar

COINage Profile: 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar

The 1970-D Kennedy half dollar is the last of its breed, a silver business-strike coin representing the tail-end of the era when precious-metal coins...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Acquires Oklahoma Coin Dealer Carter Numismatics

Above: Q. David Bowers, cofounder of Stack's Bowers Galleries  Stack’s Bowers Galleries, a major numismatic auction firm based in Santa Ana, California, has announced its...
Fake silver eagle obverse

Bullion Coin Counterfeiting Battles Continued in May

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation is working with fraud victims and federal law enforcement agencies One of the ten fake silver American Eagles sold to an unsuspecting victim...
2020 FUN Show

2020 Summer Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Coin Show Cancelled

Below is a press release issued by the Florida United Numismatists concerning the cancellation of the 2020 Summer FUN Show due to continued concerns...
ANA World's Fair of Money Coin Show.

ANA World’s Fair of Money Planning Continues

August Convention Remains on the Schedule While the country begins to reopen for business and stay-at-home restrictions are lifted, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) continues...

Wiling Away Time Searching for Valuable Coins in the Change Jar

Searching my coin jar of spare pocket change at home is something I’ve been doing since I first became a coin collector in 1992....

Coronavirus Effects on Coin Collecting and Investing

By Josh McMorrow-Hernandez There’s an eerie silence in the world these days. Humankind is hibernating, waiting until it’s safe to come back out again. To return...

Investment Report: Ultimate Security is PCGS and NGC Certified Gold Coins

By James Passin The gold market is now breaking down. It is impossible to settle COMEX gold futures trades as dealers are unable to secure...
1995 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

COINage Profile: 1995 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

The coin collecting community was abuzz in the spring of 1995 with the news that a major doubled die had just been discovered on...
Gold

Gold Prices Start Week At $1,750 As Progress Continues On COVID-19...

Gold prices are starting the week off strong, with one ounce of gold trading for about $1,750 on the morning of Monday, May 18,...
PCGS 2020-P American Silver Eagle

PCGS Attributing Emergency Bullion 2020 American Silver Eagles from the Philadelphia...

Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced the attribution of qualifying bullion-quality 2020 American Silver Eagles struck at the Philadelphia Mint during an emergency...
1982 No-P Roosevelt Dime

COINage Profile: 1982 No-P Roosevelt Dime

One of the most popular modern coin varieties is the 1982 no-P Roosevelt dime. Struck just two years after the Philadelphia Mint began stamping...
The Cent Project 2020

The Cent Project 2020: How Many Pennies Are Really Out There?

Ever wonder how many 1975 Lincoln pennies are floating around out there in circulation? No, don't need to look up mintage figures... Those don't...
ANA World's Fair of Money Coin Show.

Gearing Up For Summer Coin Collecting Fun

I was looking at my calendar this morning and am stunned at how quickly we’re approaching Memorial Day weekend, a time considered by many...