Feast or Famine
By R.W. Julian
For the more than 200 years that the United States mints have been in operation, there have been good and bad years...
Gold Prices Flirt With $1,800 Before Falling Yet Again
Gold investors are probably growing increasingly frustrated... While gold prices are at 8-year highs this week, the price of gold just can't seem to...
Issue Highlights: Aug/Sept. 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the Aug./Sept. 2020 issue...
PCGS Confirms New 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar Variety
First major variety discovery of that Early Half Dollar date in nearly a century
(June 30, 2020; Santa Ana, California) – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com)...
COINage Profile: 1976 Bicentennial Quarter
Before the 50 State Quarters program began in 1999, coin collectors of the late 20th century sought the 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarter. Struck in 1975...
Gold Prices Still Below $1,800 — Time To Buy Gold?
Gold prices continue bouncing around the $1,750 range on reports of a weak economy struggling to maintain a sense of stability amid the pandemic,...
COINage Profile: 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent
The 1955 doubled die Lincoln cent is hands down the most popular error variety in existence, serendipitously created and discovered during the height of...
What’s Next For Gold Prices?
Many gold investors are frustrated right now... They bought gold at $1,500, $1,600 and $1,700 per ounce a few months back with -- perhaps...
PNG Cancels 2020 PNG Day Show
On June 17, 2020, the Professional Numismatists Guild announced the cancelation of the 2020 PNG Day Show, citing COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions in place within...
ANA Suspends 2020 World’s Fair of Money
The 2020 World's Fair of Money®, slated to take place Aug. 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is suspended, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced Wednesday,...
COINage Profile: 1971 Eisenhower Dollar
The Eisenhower dollar, struck from 1971 through 1978, holds the distinction as America's last circulating silver dollar. Even though the vast majority were made...
Coin of the Week: 1856 Flying Eagle Cent
By Antoinette Rahn
When you think of early U.S. coin production, what is the first word that comes to mind? It's "rebellious," right? No? We...
Newly Issued Newman Grants Support Numismatic Research
In-depth research into six unique and distinct topics in numismatics recently gained support from the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES).
The support comes...
ANA Unveils New “Two Bits” Podcast
If you are looking for something outside the norm of the news cycle you've been tuned into quite a bit the past few months,...
Longtime Collector, Dealer Dale Larsen Joins Respected Virginia Beach Coin Firm...
David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is pleased to announce the addition of Dale Larsen to the David Lawrence team as a Senior Numismatist and...
Is eBay Ending Coin Sales?
There's been a lot of buzz in numismatic circles lately with coin dealers and coin collectors alike concerned that online auction juggernaut eBay would...
Fundamentals For Gold Still Strong, And That Also Is Good For...
When gold and silver prices rise, many bullion buyers eventually also begin purchasing rare gold coins, advises award-winning writer Michael Fuljenz
The fundamentals for gold continue...
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...
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,...