Coin Collecting

My Favorite Numismatic Holiday Memories

Christmas is my favorite time of year… I love the chilly weather, the decorations and festive atmosphere, and most important of all making memories...
Coin Collecting

5 Excellent Gift Ideas For Coin Collectors

Buying gifts for loved ones who are numismatists can be tricky, whether shopping during the holidays or for birthdays and anniversaries. But regardless of...
Roger Federer

Champion Tennis Player Roger Federer First Living Person On Swissmint Commemorative...

Fans of tennis know Roger Federer as one of the sport's greatest players of all time. And now numismatists will know the 38-year-old Swiss...
Gold Coins

Gold Coins Dropped In Salvation Army Red Kettles

It’s that giving time of the year again, and those iconic Salvation Army red kettles are popping up at shopping centers around the country....
2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle

2019-S American Silver Eagle Sells For More Than $14,000!

The 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle coin keeps making waves in the marketplace. After selling out in a matter of minutes following...

Unprecedented $50 Million Gold Eagles Tyrant Collection Exhibit at February Long...

More than 300 historic U.S. $10 coins in unparalleled set’s display A never-before seen exhibit of United States $10 Eagle gold coins from the extensive...

Rare 1856-S/s Quarters Discovered in Amazing SS Central America Treasure

Nine elusive examples of the large mint mark over small mintmark variety now confirmed from treasure retrieved in 2014 The fabled SS Central America, the famous...
Gold Prices

How You Can Combat Counterfeiting

By R.W. Julian The hobby of numismatics is at a crossroads. The increasing number of counterfeits in the marketplace calls for strong responses, the first...

PNG 2020 YN Scholarship Competition Opens

Young Numismatists have until March 13, 2020 to submit an essay The annual Professional Numismatists Guild Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship Competition has opened. The PNG will...

COINage Confidential: Ron Guth

Ron Guth is a recognized authority on the United States and a specialist in German coins. He has written or co-authored numerous books, several...

Premier Guide to Identifying Error Coins

By Tom DeLorey Within the general field of U.S. numismatics, there are the sub-fields of collecting error coins and coins with significant die varieties. I...
Gold Coins

The Future of Gold

By Maurice Rosen For over fifty years, I’ve been closely following developments in the gold market and the many factors which affect its price. Today,...
PCGS CAC Set Registry

PCGS Launches Exclusive CAC Set Registry Program

Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced new PCGS CAC Set Registry composites (sets), which will permit collectors to build collections of PCGS-graded coins...
2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Silver Eagle Image Courtesy of the United States Mint.

How Long Will The 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle...

The 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Silver American Eagle is one of the hottest items on the coin market right now. It's become something of...
PCGS Banknote

PCGS Banknote Accepting Paper Money Submissions January 2020

Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will again be authenticating, grading, and certifying United States and world paper money domestically with the launch of a new service, PCGS Banknote...

Issue Highlights: December 2019 / January 2020

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the December 2019/January 2020...
Bob Mertz

Mertz Coins

ADVERTORIAL  Robert "Bob" Mertz started collecting coins in 1955 at the tender age of six. It wasn’t until the year 2000 that he entered the...
Pre-1933 Gold Coins

Time To Buy Pre-1933 Gold Coins?

With gold below $1,500 per ounce again, is now the time to buy pre-1933 United States gold coins? The answer may be yes, especially...
2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Silver Eagle Image Courtesy of the United States Mint.

2019 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Sellout?

The 2019-S American Eagle One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof was released by the United States Mint yesterday, November 14, and within minutes countless...
Mint Direct Premier PCGS FirstStrike

PCGS Announces Exclusive APMEX Partnership to Offer New Bullion FirstStrike Service...

Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has partnered with APMEX (www.APMEX.com), the largest online retailer of precious metals, to offer an exciting new product geared...