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...

Numismatic Icon Showcase: Q. David Bowers

Q. David Bowers at podium
By Christine N. Karstedt Q. David Bowers is perhaps the best-known and most noteworthy numismatist of the last 60 years. Beginning in 1953, Dave’s contributions to...

COINage Welcome Mat: Ian Russell

Welcome Mat Ian Russell
Life-Long Student of Numismatics and president of GreatCollections.com Editor’s Note: The COINage Welcome Mat is a column featuring new advertising partners. COINage welcomes Ian Russell,...

COINage Issue Highlights: February – March 2021

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the February-March 2021 issue...