COINage Magazine

Elite private collections of the finest U.S. coins known to exist powered Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo. events to $18.1 million June 14-17 in Long Beach, California.

The recent Sotheby’s Historic Coins and Medals Auction in New York set new price records with Morgan silver dollars certified by Professional Coin Grading Service for authenticity and grade.

Come noon EST on June 14, collectors will be able to get their hands on the U.S. Mint's latest America the Beautiful silver offering: the 5-ounce uncirculated coin honoring Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park.

South Korea's ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) has not stopped the appearance of new digital coins on local exchanges.

By David L. Ganz “Not every purchase of coins is an investment; not every acquisition of a collection constitutes an investment; not every collection or...

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...