Australia’s Perth Mint Celebrates Kookaburras
Although the popular Brisbane Money Expo did not take place this year due to quarantine restrictions related to COVID-19, a special issue coin planned...
The ABC’s of Income Taxes and Coin Collecting
By Barry Sunshine
Coin collecting is a very non-financial but financially rewarding hobby or investment. Over time, some collectors can create great wealth with coin...
PCGS Considers Additional Members Only Shows to Offset COVID-19 Effects
The following announcement is a message on May 5, 2020 from Brett Charville, President of Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com).
The numismatic hobby, like seemingly...
What Are Gold Prices Doing In May 2020?
Heading into the first full week of May, many folks want to know where gold prices are and where they may go as spring...
Counterfeits Gone Viral: Online Sales of Fake Gold and Silver Cost...
The current enormous demand and limited supply of silver and gold bullion coins and other precious metals items during the COVID-19 pandemic have created...
Making the Most of It: Fun Ways to Save
Editor's Note: It’s not easy to make sense of it all, to remain calm and hopeful, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why...
Issue Highlights: June/July 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the June/July 2020 issue...
ANA Reduces Staff In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) eliminated several staff positions this week.
With lockdown regulations and social...
Coin of the Week: 1776 Continental Dollar
By Antoinette Rahn
For anyone who questions how collecting and studying coins is a hobby of multi-topic appeal, the 1776 Continental Dollar is a wonderful...
COINage Profile: 1932 Washington Quarters
One of the most popular United States coin series is the Washington quarter, first issued in 1932 and continuing today with a modified design....
Coin Shows A No-Go? Here’s How You Can Still Enjoy Social...
The pandemic crisis has put a halt on so many numismatic happenings that it's almost easier to count the events that are still on...
4 Tree-Rific Coins For Celebrating Arbor Day
It's been a busy week... Monday helped kick off National Coin Week, Wednesday was Earth Day. And today, Friday April 24? It's Arbor Day....
Tapping Into Virtual Experiences: Numismatic Organizations Deliver
By Antoinette Rahn
As you’ve heard, read, and seen this past month, these are unique, unfamiliar, and uncertain times. It’s not easy to make sense...
Numismatically Honoring Earth Day 2020
It's Earth Day 2020! And it's a most special occasion for this annual holiday, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Earth Day,...
How Do You Celebrate National Coin Week?
Happy National Coin Week 2020! Most of us are having to celebrate this longtime annual holiday, taking place April 19-25 this year, from the...
Glenna Goodacre, Designer Of Sacagawea Dollar, Dies at 80
Celebrated artist and sculptor Glenna Goodacre, whose design of young Shoshone woman Sacagawea and her baby Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau ("Pomp") has appeared on the small...
Prospectors’ Gold Rush Nuggets From Fabled SS Central America Treasure Now...
Authentic California Gold Rush gold ore nuggets originally discovered by Old West prospectors then lost at sea for 157 years after the 1857 sinking...
PCGS Resuming Operations in California
The following statement was issued April 15, 2020 by Brett Charville, President of Professional Coin Grading Service:
Dear Valued Collectors and Customers,
Today we’re happy to...
Coin of the Week: 1855-D Gold Dollar
By Antoinette Rahn, Managing Editor
Have you ever thought about coins as treats? Although it is dinner time as I write this, my observations are...
Gold Hovers Around $1,700 To Start Trading Week
Gold prices started the week of April 13, 2020 trading at just above $1,700 early Monday before settling back in the $1690s. These prices...
