Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD! Five Intriguing U.S. Coins Sold in...

By Antoinette Rahn Coin auctions may seem to some to be about as far from a spectator sport as one can get, but if you've...

U.S. Coin Designer Emily Damstra Signs Exclusive PCGS Signature Labels for...

Emily Damstra
Damstra will be signing PCGS Signature Labels for 2021 American Silver Eagle, Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Silver Dollar & Other Coins (Santa Ana, California) February 15,...

Rush to Gold: From Mines to Mints (Part I)

1849 woodcut of California gold-rush prospector
By Steve Voynick Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Enjoy part II >>> Gold rushes had a significant impact on American monetary...

PCGS Offering Special Label Memorializing NASA Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe

Christa McAuliffe PCGS label
Professional Coin Grading Service pairs special Astronaut Memorial Foundation label with commemorative silver dollar honoring NASA Astronaut Christa McAuliffe (Santa Ana, California) February 13, 2021...

Early History of Coin Fame

1930 numismatic catalog
By. R.W. Julian Although numismatics was a lively hobby by the mid-1860s, there was little in the way of a national push towards increasing the...

Silver Rush Creates Silver Scams

Genuine 1878 Morgan dollar. Image is courtesy of ACEF.
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of surge in fake “silver” coins offered online (Temecula, California) February 11, 2021 -- The recent panic buying of silver bullion...

Bullion Prices Bump Through The Week of February 8, 2021 But...

Gold Bullion Coins
Bullion investors watch as gold and silver prices twist and turn throughout the week of February 8, 2021, but there have been no unusual...

COINage Confidential: Michael Ray Fuljenz

Donn Pearlman with Mike Fuljenz
America’s Gold Expert™ At seven years old, Michael Ray Fuljenz received his first shiny silver dollar after making straight As on his report card. It...

Paper Money Mindset: Franklin’s Colonial Currency

By Antoinette Rahn "A penny saved is a penny earned." The same man to whom the above quote is attributed was one of America's busiest colonists...

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1861-D Liberty Head Half Eagle MS63

1861-D Liberty Head Half Eagle, PCGS MS63
The Dahlonega Mint in Georgia is one of three United States Mint facilities in the South that were overtaken by Confederate rebels in 1861...