War in the Pacific Quarter Launches in Guam

U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder joined an enthusiastic crowd in the Guam village of Asan May 2 to celebrate the release of the...

Hoard of Historic Coin Boards in Goldberg Auction

Nearly two dozen vintage coin boards, all at least 80 years old and most with a dozen or more historic U.S. coins in their...

COINage Confidential: David J. Camire

David J. Camire is a collector, grader, conservator and authority on mint errors and modern minting technology and production. He has achieved great fame and...

Kennedy Half Commands Record Price

A 1964 Kennedy half dollar sold for a world record $108,000, making it the most expensive coin of its type, during a public auction...

Collectors Rewarded for West Point Quarter Finds

Three lucky Florida residents, one in New Smyrna Beach and a husband and wife in Orlando, are the latest winners in the Professional Coin...

Wood for Horses; Platinum for Cars

By James Passin On April 24th, in the year 1184 B.C., when the city of Troy fell to Greek invaders, the Trojans hauled the “gift”...

Fake(s) News: The Crucial Fight Against Counterfeits

By Donn Pearlman Literally hundreds of thousands of counterfeit coins are coming into the United States from overseas, most of them reportedly manufactured with impunity...
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Coin Club Showcases Alternate Statehood Designs

From a single idea a tradition is born. The Raleigh Coin Club recently unveiled the promotional wooden nickel associated with it's annual Money Expo, which...

Updated Book: “Curious Currency”

Whitman Publishing recently released the second edition of Robert D. Leonard Jr.’s award-winning Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age...
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Art Medal Competition Open to Entries

The American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) is holding a special art medal competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United...