COINage Kids: Can You Spot the Fake?

By Marcy Gibbel The best way for a young collector to avoid counterfeit, or “fake,” coins is to arm yourself with as much knowledge as...

New Issue: Breast Cancer Awareness Set Available

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The United States Mint recently began accepting orders for the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Coin and Stamp Set. The price of the set is...

Barron’s Rediscovers Gold

By Mike Fuljenz The September 24, 2018, edition of Barron’s features a cover article, “Rediscovering Gold,” which features a line drawing of a lone Western...

COINage Confidential: David W. Lang

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By Maggie Judkins David W. Lange has served as director of research for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation since 1994 and is the author of nine books...

Canada Hosts E-money Exhibit

Through early January 2019, the Galt Museum of Alberta, Canada, is hosting an exhibit from the Bank of Canada Museum. “Decoding E-Money” is a...

From Stamps to Coins — WOPA+ Expands

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WOPA+, a leading online platform for new-issue stamps, is expanding into the coin market. The Gibraltar-based firm serves as a seller to thousands of...

Market Report: Bitcoin is Sinking

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By Mike Fuljenz In September, over just a couple of days, Bitcoin fell from $6,500 to $6,262. Bitcoin peaked at $19,783 on December 17, 2017,...

World War I Exhibit Will Live On Eternally

The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) physical Money Museum exhibit “Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” is scheduled to close in early...

Gold as Insurance

By Maurice Rosen The price of gold reached its historic high in 2011: $1,923 per troy ounce. That price was nearly three times where it...

Insurance in the World of Coins

By Victor Gonzalez If you are reading COINage magazine, it is likely that you have asked yourself if you need insurance to cover the value...