Buyers and Sellers Taking Advantage of Gold And Silver Prices...
The recent jump in the price of gold due to stock market decreases and fear of the coronavirus has attracted new retail customers. The...
Gold Prices Holding Remarkably Steady Despite Market Turbulence
While Wall Street has been a bumpy ride for most investors these days, gold prices are wending their way into April at a rather...
Another Day, Another (Silver) Dollar… As COVID Quarantines Move Into April,...
Self isolation, quarantines, and social distancing are moving well into their second solid week and will probably carry through April and even beyond. I'm...
Coin of the Week: 1910 Lincoln Cent
By Antoinette Rahn, Managing Editor
Whether you are most familiar with the moniker Wheaties, or Wheat Ear Lincoln cents, or simply Wheat cents, all of...
Beyond The Coin: Filling A Gap In My Collection That Only...
Like so many of us, I've been self-sequestering at home... And I'm looking at a dozen different things I can do around the house...
Gold Coins and Platinum Will Dazzle
By James Passin
Gold’s gradual ascension in 2020 has been attributed by the mainstream media to various short-term risk aversion catalysts, such as proxy military...
Keeping Track of Every Penny
By Tom Bilotta
One of the greatest challenges faced by the typical numismatist is keeping track of his or her collection. A typical coin collection...
PCGS-Certified Pogue 1804 U.S. Silver Dollar Sold for $1.44 Million by...
Known as “The King of American Coins,” an 1804 United States Draped Bust Dollar certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) as PCGS PR55...
Counterfeit Precious Metals Websites Erupt With Volatility of Market
The consumer/investor advisory statement below is from Doug Davis, Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force of the non-profit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org). Mr. Davis...
Counterfeit United States Coins Made for Circulation
By Winston Zack
For decades, the numismatic community has been plagued by counterfeit U.S. coins of varying quality pouring into the marketplace, deceiving collectors and...
Gold, Silver Prices Surge To Open The Week
Gold and silver prices are starting the week on a major upward swing after a long weekend of ominous news headlines, including lockdowns and...
Examining Dates on Coins
By R.W. Julian
When beginning collectors find a coin dated in the 1800s or earlier, they automatically assume that was the year it was actually...
Gold & Silver Prices Are Hitting Recent Lows… Here’s What To...
Gold and silver prices are falling to lows not seen in some time. While investors who bought gold when it was $1,600 or $1,700...
PNG Now Accepting 2020 Awards Nominations
The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2020 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.
“Each year the PNG publicly...
Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Tom Snead
By Antoinette Rahn
Tom Snead, founder, and president of Palm Island Coins & Currency is among the fortunate people who do what they love and...
Issue Highlights: April/May 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the April/May 2020 issue...
3 Ways COVID-19 Pandemic May Help Coin Collecting
Businesses closing down, churches locking their doors, schools sending kids home until after spring break – maybe even the rest of the school year…...
Stuck At Home Avoiding COVID-19? Here Are 5 Numismatic Activities To...
It looks like many of us will be spending the next couple weeks at home, avoiding mass gatherings and staying home from work or...
Coin of the Week: 1838-D Classic Head Half Eagle
By Antoinette Rahn
This marks the beginning of an exciting weekly blog post for COINage, in partnership with Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). Welcome to...
Gold Prices Plunge Below $1,600; Dow Sheds Nearly 2,000 Points, Tripping...
It's another bad day on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,700 points this morning after the opening bell, halting trading...