COINage Magazine

If you’re purchasing modern precious metals coins strictly for their silver, gold, or platinum content, beware of significantly overpaying simply because the coins may...

By Mike Fuljenz In the past year, I have reviewed several customers’ coin collections and sadly detected one or more counterfeit coins. In one instance,...

An 1857-S double eagle, recovered in 2014 from the fabled S.S. Central America and nicknamed “Supernova” because of its unique natural toning, set a record...

(Long Beach, California) – Julius Caesar and the 11 other Caesars of long-ago Rome, along with more than 400 other superb quality ancient and...

(Temecula, Calif.) — The Professional Numismatists Guild's 2019 Young Numismatist Scholarship has been awarded to Christian Hartch, 18, of Greenwich, Connecticut. The scholarship will...

One of the many things the numismatic community does well is recognize and celebrate accomplishments of its members that contribute to the betterment of...

U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder joined an enthusiastic crowd in the Guam village of Asan May 2 to celebrate the release of the...

Nearly two dozen vintage coin boards, all at least 80 years old and most with a dozen or more historic U.S. coins in their...

David J. Camire is a collector, grader, conservator and authority on mint errors and modern minting technology and production. He has achieved great fame and...

A 1964 Kennedy half dollar sold for a world record $108,000, making it the most expensive coin of its type, during a public auction...

Three lucky Florida residents, one in New Smyrna Beach and a husband and wife in Orlando, are the latest winners in the Professional Coin...

By James Passin On April 24th, in the year 1184 B.C., when the city of Troy fell to Greek invaders, the Trojans hauled the “gift”...

By Donn Pearlman Literally hundreds of thousands of counterfeit coins are coming into the United States from overseas, most of them reportedly manufactured with impunity...

From a single idea a tradition is born. The Raleigh Coin Club recently unveiled the promotional wooden nickel associated with it's annual Money Expo, which...

Whitman Publishing recently released the second edition of Robert D. Leonard Jr.’s award-winning Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age...

The American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) is holding a special art medal competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United...

By Donn Pearlman Do you bid in auctions for coins or bank notes? Multi-million dollar “trophy” coins and notes make big headlines, but there also...

By Mike Fuljenz On November 14, 2018, silver slipped below $14 per ounce to close at $13.97 in London. During intra-day trading, silver reached a low...

For more than 15 years, Robert Fligel, a widely recognized and distinguished name in accounting circles, has pursued a serious involvement with rare coins...

By R.W. Julian The history of seizures of coins and gold is a checkered one and dates back to the 19th century. The first tentative...