Coin Collecting

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...
Coronavirus Gold Prices

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...
Pre-1933 Gold Coins

Buying Pre-1933 Gold Coins? Now May Be The Time To Grab...

I visited my coin dealer last week and managed to snag a deal I would not have thought possible just a few short years...

Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Michael O’Higgins

By Antoinette Rahn Gobrecht Numismatics of Hollywood, Florida, is celebrating 50 years of business this year. Achieving a milestone of 50 years in 2020 seems...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices Up, Interest Rates Down — Time To Buy Gold...

After many quarters of robust growth, the stock market has been plunging on fears of the spreading Coronavirus -- a pandemic that's already claimed...
1830 Templeton Reid $2.50

Rare Georgia Gold Rush Coin Brings Record $480,000 in Atlanta

Historic coin is “coming back home” A small gold coin with a face value of $2.50 when it was struck in northern Georgia in 1830...
Coronavirus Gold Prices

Gold Prices Retreat After A Run for $1,700 Earlier This Week

Gold prices have been easing back a bit after making a solid run for the $1,700 threshold this past Monday. By the end of...

Coin & Currency Anti-Counterfeiting Seminar Produces Fast, Positive Results

A seminar for law enforcement officials conducted by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) during the recent February 2020 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp &...
Gold Coins

Gold Prices Skyrocket, Stocks Tank Amid Coronavirus Scare

It was a wild Monday on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 1,031 points, marking the third-worst single-session drop in history....
1974 Proof Coins by Bigstock

Proof Sets: Collecting Them & Buying Them

Proof coins are among the most popular annual United States Mint offerings. Struck by specially prepared dies and made with polished planchets, proof coins...
1793 Chain Cent

PCGS Graded 21 of Top 25 Most-Expensive United States Coins Sold...

21 Including A $3.96 Million Coin That Crossed Over To PCGS Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) closed the books on 2019 by proudly announcing that...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices Start Week Slightly Softer

Gold showed signs of cooling just a bit yesterday following a high of nearly $1,585 last Friday. Part of the fall back is attributed...

Noted Numismatist Miles Standish Designs Miss Liberty Silver Bullion Coins

Fulfilling a long-time dream, well-known professional numismatist and award-winning author Michael “Miles” Standish has designed unprecedented one and two-ounce, colorized silver proof coins, each...
Silver Coins

Stable Silver Prices May Offer Buying Opportunity

With all the talk about gold prices, it's important to stay in tune with the silver bullion market, too. And as we've seen in...

5 Noteworthy Coins Set to Sell at Long Beach Expo

By Antoinette Rahn With a mintage of just 100 coins, the 1875 $10 Liberty Eagle coin is a scarce and historic piece, and one example...
2005-P Jamie Franki Signature Courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service

Coin Designer Jamie Franki Signs Exclusive PCGS Signature Label Deal

Coin designer Jamie Franki has signed an exclusive deal with Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) to hand autograph label inserts for certified coins bearing...
1855 Kellogg $50 PCGS PR64 Cameo

1855 Proof Kellogg $50, “King of Pioneer Gold,” Sold for Record...

Will be exhibited at Witter Coin’s large, new San Francisco location The finest of only 14 known Kellogg & Co. 1855 proof $50 gold coins...
1982 No FG Kennedy Half Dollar Reverse

No FG Kennedy Half Dollars Are Cool Varieties That Can Be...

Coin collectors who specialize in Kennedy half dollars know the series, which launched in 1964 and continues today, offers a wealth of fun and...
Gold Coins

Gold Prices Starting February On A Mellow Note

Gold started the first full week of February on a tepid note, closing Monday, February 3, having recovered some losses seen earlier in the...