Examining Dates on Coins

By R.W. Julian When beginning collectors find a coin dated in the 1800s or earlier, they automatically assume that was the year it was actually...

Gold & Silver Prices Are Hitting Recent Lows… Here’s What To...

Silver Coins
Gold and silver prices are falling to lows not seen in some time. While investors who bought gold when it was $1,600 or $1,700...

PNG Now Accepting 2020 Awards Nominations

PNG
The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2020 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman. “Each year the PNG publicly...

Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Tom Snead

By Antoinette Rahn Tom Snead, founder, and president of Palm Island Coins & Currency is among the fortunate people who do what they love and...

Issue Highlights: April/May 2020

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the April/May 2020 issue...

3 Ways COVID-19 Pandemic May Help Coin Collecting

Gold Prices
Businesses closing down, churches locking their doors, schools sending kids home until after spring break – maybe even the rest of the school year…...

Stuck At Home Avoiding COVID-19? Here Are 5 Numismatic Activities To...

Coin Collecting
It looks like many of us will be spending the next couple weeks at home, avoiding mass gatherings and staying home from work or...

Coin of the Week: 1838-D Classic Head Half Eagle

By Antoinette Rahn This marks the beginning of an exciting weekly blog post for COINage, in partnership with Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). Welcome to...

Gold Prices Plunge Below $1,600; Dow Sheds Nearly 2,000 Points, Tripping...

Coronavirus Gold Prices
It's another bad day on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,700 points this morning after the opening bell, halting trading...

Buying Pre-1933 Gold Coins? Now May Be The Time To Grab...

Pre-1933 Gold Coins
I visited my coin dealer last week and managed to snag a deal I would not have thought possible just a few short years...