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By Thomas J. Bilotta The trend may be your friend, but it hasn’t been a good friend to the numismatic field in terms of collector...

January 1, 1866: United States silver and gold coins begin bearing the motto, "In God We Trust." The one exception: the dime, due to its...

Each new year usually is a time of optimistic anticipation. It’s viewed by many as a fresh start to personal lives and for some hobbyists and dealers, also a fresh start for the rare coin market.

With more than 10,000 lots, Heritage Auctions’ sale line-up associated with the Florida United Numismatists Show Jan. 9-14, will present collectors the stuff of dreams.

A recent episode of “Meet the Press,” a Sunday political talk show, opened with an interview of liberal billionaire hedge fund manager and campaign investor Tom Steyer.

By Antoinette Rahn It's that time of year again. I realize if you are a parent or grandparent 'that time of year' could mean, post-holiday...

By Donn Perlman Each new year usually is a time of optimistic anticipation. It’s viewed by many as a fresh start to personal lives and...

We are proud to partner with the following businesses for our February 2019 issue of COINage magazine.

COINage: February 2019 • Everything You Wanted To Know About America's Early Silver Coins: Collectors Advance to Silver After Base Metal • No Silver Lining: Silver Dollars...

In January of 2017 Beth Deisher was asked by coin industry leaders to leave retirement to lead an effort to combat counterfeit coins entering the United States. She is currently serving as director of anti-counterfeiting and coordinates the work of the all-volunteer 36-member Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, supported entirely by donations and the 501-C-3 Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation.  

By Antoinette Rahn I don't recall the first time I heard or read the phrase 'more than meets the eye,' but I do remember always...

Editor’s Note: This is part of the ‘Money of British Monarchs’ series of articles. By R.W. Julian At one time or another, most of us have...

Editor's Note: This article was awarded the honor of Best Article during the 2017 Numismatic Literary Guild Writers' Competition. By Tom DeLorey About the time that...

By Donn Pearlman Since the announcement in 1988 of its discovery 7,200 feet below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, the California Gold Rush sunken treasure of...

By Antoinette Rahn How often do you take time to appreciate the artistry of coins and currency? I ask because admittedly when I was first...

We are proud to partner with the following businesses for our January 2019 issue of COINage magazine.

By David Schwager If all the coins in circulation went away, would you make your own? More than once in American history, people took minting...

As part of the strategic plans by parent company Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT) to improve and expand services and products for collectors and...

For the past 50 years or so, one of the most popular series among U.S. numismatists has been the Morgan silver dollar. Struck between 1878 and 1904 (with a final issue in 1921), Morgan dollars have achieved their popularity due to their large size, attractive design, and widespread availability in Mint State grades at relatively low cost (for common dates).

By Antoinette Rahn Coins and currency are among my top 10 favorite means of historical study. From time to time I think about how much...