Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Paul Blaise Marino

By Antoinette Rahn In her poem “Children Learn What They Live,” author Dorothy Law Nolte provides various examples of the action and reaction of life...
Gold Coins

Gold Prices Sink In Friday Morning Trading

Gold prices are closing out the week on a soft note, falling below $1,930 an ounce as of Friday morning amid a strengthening dollar....
1939-D Jeferson Nickels

COINage Profile: 1939-D Jefferson Nickel

Jefferson nickels often get a bad wrap... They're too frequently dubbed a sleeper series because the common numismatic perception is that they offer little...

Protecting Yourself and Your Coins in a Disaster

By Scott A. Travers Hurricane Florence in 2018; Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017; Superstorm Sandy in 2012; Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and the Napa...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices Start Week Sluggish

Gold prices eased back a bit Monday morning as the dollar showed indications of some strengthening down the line. Gold was down as low...
1916-D Mercury Dime

COINage Profile: 1916-D Mercury Dime

The 1916-D Mercury dime is one of the rarest 20th-century regular-issue business-strike coins. With a mintage of only 264,000 pieces, the 1916-D dime had...
Example of Basketball HOF half-dollar in PCGS holder-small

PCGS Will Grade Historic Colorized United States Mint Coins

2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Coins will be a first for the Mint (Santa Ana, California) – August 26, 2020 – Professional Coin Grading Service...
US Gold Coins

5 of the Most Popular United States Gold Coins

With gold prices staying buoyant, it's important to keep close tabs on trends regarding what people are buying either for investment or collecting purposes....
2019-W Quarter

Cashing in My Coins During The Coin Shortage of 2020

I've finally cleaned out my change jar... I had been accumulating the coins from my cash transactions over the past several months in a...
PNG-APMD Bullion Coins

No Significant “Panic Selling” of Gold, Reports Accredited Precious Metals Dealers

Younger buyers entering market and Baby Boomers are still acquiring precious metals During the recent profit-taking and market correction, major retail sellers of physical gold...