Bitcoin Risks and Dangers
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.
Party Like It’s 1857
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.
The Beautiful Legacy of Swiss Coins
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.
Buried Cache: Roman Coins Found at Site
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.
Issue Highlights: October 2018
• 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...
CoinSights: ANA Show Puts it All in Perspective
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...
1854-S $5, George Washington Gold Make History
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.
Photo Gallery: 2018 World’s Fair of Money Bourse
COINage was in attendance at the American Numismatic Association's 2018 World's Fair of Money August 14-18 and captured many of the bourse highlights. Enjoy!
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COINage Named Best Periodical
COINage magazine has been named Best Periodical by the Numismatic Literary Guid. The award, along with all other 2018 winners, was announced during the...
1913 Nickel Brings $4.5 Million
The finest known 1913 Liberty Head nickel brought a record $4,560,000 price Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Stack's Bowers auction held in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money in Philadelphia.
Get Off the Couch!
Each issue of COINage has compelling advertisements filled with historic, intriguing coins offered for sale. But have you ever seen a nickel three-cent piece, or a silver one, in person?
Historic Philadelphia coins come home in ANA showcase
The finest known 1792 half disme, formerly owned by the first U.S. mint director, David Rittenhouse, and the finer of the two known 1861 Philadelphia Mint Paquet Reverse Liberty Head double eagles will be featured exhibits in the Museum Showcase at the American Numismatic Association’s 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money®.
$5 Million Nickel?
Don’t have two nickels to rub together? Well how about just one worth $3 to $5 million+? Stack’s Bowers Galleries has announced it will...
New York Bank Hoard Unsealed
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® has certified the New York Bank Hoard, a group of 16,000 Morgan dollars that had been stored in sealed U.S. Treasury...
COINage Confidential: Q. David Bowers
Editor's Note: "COINage Confidential" is a new column that spotlights the movers and shakers in coin collecting and shares their insider views on the hobby.
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“Peak Gold” Production Indicates Higher Prices
The phrase “Peak Gold” has been popping up more frequently. We have been reporting on estimates from various gold mining firms that they have been having trouble finding new deposits of gold, but now we have some solid statistical evidence.
Market Report: U.S. Mint Gold Sales Suddenly Soar in May
Sales of American Eagle Gold coins had been fairly slow for the first four months of 2018, but the U.S. Mint reported that sales soared by a whopping 433% in May compared with April.
Discovery of a Lifetime: 1854-S Gold Half Eagle
A previously unknown 1854-S Liberty Head half eagle – considered among the rarest of all U.S. coins – will be offered by Heritage Auctions...