COINage Magazine

By Victor Gonzalez If you are reading COINage magazine, it is likely that you have asked yourself if you need insurance to cover the value...

By R.W. Julian If you own a Capped Bust half dollar dated between 1807 and 1836, there’s a good chance it was part of the...

By Robert Turnbo I started collecting pennies when I was 12 or 13 years old. I can’t remember exactly; I only know I had a...

By Donn Pearlman There’s considerable misunderstanding by some collectors about cleaning coins. Curation to prudently undo as much “injury” to a coin as possible because...

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the United States Mint formed a “strategic alliance” to sell BEP numismatic products through the Mint’s...

The portrait of 92-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has received an update on Australian coins. The new profile is the work of British Royal Mint engraver...

Special Edition: Protecting Coins from Danger • Top 12 Security Tips: Common-sense advice to protect gold and family • Protecting Yourself and Your Coins in a...

By Mike Fuljenz As Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolina coast in September 2018, we are reminded of Hurricane Harvey moving through Texas in 2017;...

By Mike Fuljenz Gold maintained its foothold over $1,200 during the last week of August 2018 after touching a low of $1,160 in mid-August. September...

David Hall, co-founder of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and president and chief operating officer of parent firm Collectors Universe Inc., was released from...

To help fight fake numismatic merchandise in the marketplace, the Professional Numismatists Guild has donated $15,525 to the Industry Council for Tangible Assets Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force.

Since the numerical grading scale that we use today for U.S. coins was first published in 1949, it has included the “70” grade. This magic number has always represented the highest grade, the best imaginable condition of a particular coin.

Here in the U.S. midwest, summer is winding down. Crisp, yellow leaves are peppering still-green lawns, and meticulously planted annual flowers on doorsteps and front-yard beds are losing their luster.

The price for a single Bitcoin peaked at $19,783.21 on December 17, 2017. On August 9, 2018, the quoted price is $6,475, down 67% in less than eight months.

My numismatic clock has been turned back 161 years as I repeatedly think about life – and pocket change – during the California Gold Rush in 1857.

A man without money, without even a few coins in his pocket, is a man adrift, lost in limbo, even reduced to a loneliness bordering on desperation.

A treasure of coins from the 3rd century B.C. was found intact at the Vulci archaeological site, according to a statement from the site’s scientific department.

• America's First Mint: Philly Mint born in 1792 • Complete Guide to Modern Coins: Production of proof coins 1950-2018 • Change In Your Change: When making...

By Maggie Judkins         Whew! It has been a week since the American Numismatic Association’s annual World’s Fair of Money and, I have to say, my...

Bidders made numismatic history at Heritage Auctions’ American Numismatic Association events Aug. 14-19 as total sales surpassed $40 million – the auctioneers’ biggest ANA auction since 2015.