Emily Damstra signs artwork.

Acclaimed Coin Designer Emily Damstra Signs and Donates Eagles Artwork To ANA

(Rosemont, Illinois) – Acclaimed artist Emily Damstra, whose designs are now on 11 United States coins including the new reverse of the popular Type II silver American Eagle bullion coins, hand-signed a...
Saint Gaudens $20

Gold Prices Down $300 From Highs A Year Ago, So Is It Time To...

As we look back over the past year, we see one definite trend in gold prices -- they're down from where they were in August 2020. Of course, a year ago the...
Justin Atkins

PCGS Announces Key New Hires, Promotions

Longtime Pricing Specialists, Sales and Events Leaders, and a Microsoft Veteran Are Among the Recent Talent Acquisitions (Santa Ana, California – August 10, 2021) – Professional Coin Grading Service...
1911-s-lincoln-cent-MS66RD

1911-S Lincoln Cent MS66RD: PCGS Coin of the Week

The 1911-S Lincoln Cent MS66RD is the Professional Grading Service's (PCGS) Coin of the Month. Lincoln cent enthusiasts can readily reel off the "Big Four" key dates while sleeping... 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and...
Stephanie Sabin PCGS Interim President

PCGS Names Stephanie Sabin as Interim President

Professional Coin Grading Service Chief of Staff Stephanie Sabin Brings 15 Years of Experience at the Firm to the Role (Santa Ana, California – August 6, 2021) – Professional...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices Edge Up On Jobless Claims

(COINage News -- August 5, 2021) -- The latest jobs data show fewer people are looking for work this week than last week, with only 385,000 jobless claims, down 140,000 from the...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1866 Shield Nickel, PCGS Proof-66+ DCAM

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1866 Rays Shield Nickel, PR66+DCAM

When many collectors today think of nickels, minds frequently turn to the familiar bust of President Thomas Jefferson seen on the coin since 1938. Older hobbyists or those more attuned to numismatics may conjure...
Gold

Gold Prices Lift On Lower 2Q 2021 GDP News

News that the gross domestic product yield for the second quarter of 2021 came in lower than expected sent gold prices to recent highs on July 29, 2021. It's yet another day on the...

Protecting Yourself and Your Coins for the Next Megadisaster

By Scott A. Travers The COVID-19 global pandemic has focused our attention like never before on expecting the unexpected. Dr. Irwin Redlener’s eerily prescient book, Americans at Risk: Why We are Not Prepared for Megadisasters (Alfred...

COINage Issue Highlights August-September 2021

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the August-September 2021 issue of COINage. In addition, you’ll find sample pages from this...