COINage Magazine

By Scott Travers 2019 will probably not be a year of surprises, good or bad, for the rare coin and precious metals market. It will...

By Mike Fuljenz On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs raised its gold forecasts to $1,425 over the next 12 months....

Historic silver and gold coins discovered in the purser’s lock box in 2014 from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America that sank...

Numismatic rarity discovered after decades in Massachusetts family safe

COINage April 2019 • Can you retire on your coins? How Some Specialists Include Gold and Silver Coins in an IRA • Using Bitcoin to buy rare coins: Merchants...

COINage: March 2019 • Gotta Have These Coins: Complete Guide to Overlooked Numismatic Bargains • 'Gotta Have It' Action Plan: Beat the Winter Blues with Numismatics • Guide...

By Mike Fuljenz The 2019 .9995 1-ounce platinum American Eagles went on sale to authorized purchasers on January 7. The United States Mint does not...

By R.W. Julian When the first settlers from Britain came to what is now the United States, there was little in the way of coined...

By Antoinette Rahn One of the many things I appreciate about various organizations within the numismatic community is their commitment to recognizing and honoring people...

By Donn Pearlman A reader cordially disagreed with my use of the word “curated” in the November 2018 edition of COINage. The column, headlined “Curated,...

By James Passin One of my favorite coins has always been the Morgan silver dollar, minted by the U.S. from 1878 to 1904 – and...

Market Report By Mike Fuljenz Over the last few months, with gold moving up, demand from new and old customers has increased for gold bullion and...

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announced that an upgraded NGC Registry is now available at NGCcoin.com/Registry. The NGC Registry is an online platform that allows collectors...

By John Albanese In our information technology-based world, the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay predominates. There are probably a few things you...

Gold closed 2018 at its highest price since June 15th, moving in the opposite direction of stocks, which fell the most of any December since 1931.

By Donn Pearlman The United States Mint overwhelmingly does a splendid job for what it is supposed to do: provide billions of new coins each...

January 31, 2005: The California quarter is released as part of the United States Mint's 50 State Quarter Program.

Heritage Auctions will conduct a World Currency Weekly Auction that runs each Tuesday on HA.com, the firm announced Jan. 25. The weekly auctions came about because...

The annual Professional Numismatists Guild Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship Competition has opened, the organization announced Jan. 24. The PNG will provide a scholarship to...

By Mike Fuljenz The World Gold Council reported that central bank demand for gold rose 22% in the third quarter of 2018 vs. the same...