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...
Silver Coins

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

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

PNG Now Accepting 2020 Awards Nominations

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...
Gold Prices

3 Ways COVID-19 Pandemic May Help Coin Collecting

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

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

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...
Coronavirus Gold Prices

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

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...
Pre-1933 Gold Coins

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

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