COINage Magazine

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 1683), if passed, would authorize the U.S. Treasury to produce $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins at the United States Mint at West Point.

An old adage is that coin collecting is “The Hobby of Kings,” since only kings could afford or have the power to seize the top quality rare coins made of precious metals. Today, that slogan has changed to become “The Collector is King,” with the serious collector of rare coins driving up prices. 

What rare and valuable coins do you think are still out there and waiting to be discovered?

COINage recently spoke with YN Kenny Sammut about his involvement in the hobby and listened as he offered some tips about how the coin field can expand and gain the interest of more young numismatists.

Certified Acceptance Corporation, a certifier of graded coins, has issued a list of 10 CAC-approved coins that that, according to the firm, are examples of coins that brought premiums in April 2018.

Celebrated Mickley-Hawn-Queller 1804 dollar offered June 13-18

Highlights of the July 2018 print edition of COINage magazine

There are many different ways to pay for things and send money these days. However, a new study says that even with all...

Coins far removed from the present-day world of computers

For many people, the phrase “treasure hunting” conjures up the fantastic vision of sweeping a metal detector along a sandy shoreline with giddy anticipation of finding valuable booty that once belonged to pirates from days of yore. Yet, for thousands of coin collectors, treasure hunting has a more realistic—though equally adventuresome—connotation. 

In 2018, all of us, at least most of us, use a computer and rely on the internet as a source for information.

By Mike Fuljenz The population of classic Mint State-62 or lower-grade U.S. Double Eagle gold coins is shrinking due to the low premiums (amounts of...

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez History has a way of repeating itself, and if some leaders in the United States and around the world have their way, the gold...

By Donn Pearlman How can the hobby attract new collectors as well as revive strong numismatic desire in the hearts and minds of millions of...

By Barry Stuppler No matter where you live or what time it is, eBay® enables you to bid on or buy precious metals and rare coins. It...

By Eric Bradley, Michael Weems, and Brian Shipman When Steve Ivy looks back at 50 years of selling $10 billion worth of high-end art and collectibles, he doesn’t see dollar signs. He...

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez There are stunning similarities between computer-software-for-the-world developer Bill Gates and computer-software-for-the-numismatic-world developer John Feigenbaum. Gates pioneered computer technology in the late 1970s...

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has partnered with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to promote a special donation program called “Submissions for...

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has expanded its online Counterfeit Detection resource to include detailed descriptions of world coins most commonly targeted by counterfeiters. The Russia...

Every year at this time, I think about a 2003 publicity stunt that was only supposed to promote awareness of a coin show but...