COINage Magazine

by Amy Drew Thompson The origin of “challenge coins” is debated, but the most common story centers on a World War I flying squadron composed...

Gold prices may have come down, but that hasn't stopped counterfeiters. Apparently they believe it's still worth their while to manufacture fake gold and...

Indeed, there is an app for that, and technology is changing the way dealers and collectors buy and sell their cherished inventory. But will...

Reports of the demise of “mini-dollar” coins appear to have been premature. Fifty weeks after the Obama Administration administered last rites to the Presidential $1...

With talk of the cent and nickel being discontinued due to high production costs, the possible collapse of the euro and the digital “MintChip”...

When numismatists speak of “odd and curious” items, they’re referring to Yap stones, Swedish plate money and similarly strange objects that have seen use...

Table of Contents, January 2013

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COINage recently interviewed error-coin expert Fred Weinberg. He discussed today's error-coin marketplace and gave the magazine a peek at some of his favorite items....

COINage recently interviewed Chris Imperato of New World Rarities. He told the magazine how he started collecting coins and discussed some virtually untapped areas...