Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Legendary Celebrities Buying Coins (Part II)

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series. Enjoy Part I >>> Read a good book lately? Hopefully, it was a coin book, especially because there are so many great numismatic...
1863 Trime, PCGS MS67+PL.

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1863 Trime MS67+PL

Yo, can you spare a trime? These tiny three-cent silver piece aren't often the coins that make numismatic headlines, but there's one specimen that recently traded worthy of any press it can get. Three-cent...
Bullion scale

Rush to Gold: From Mines to Mints (Part II)

By Steve Voynick Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series. Enjoy part I >>> Gold Boom Sparks Mint Expansion By 1857, California’s mines had yielded more than 20 million troy ounces of gold worth...
Thomas Jefferson

Legendary Celebrities Buying Coins (Part I)

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Enjoy Part II >>> Numismatics In the Media Spotlight When coins make it into the general media, our hobby wins, right? Numismatic luminaries and...

Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD! Five Intriguing U.S. Coins Sold in January 2021

By Antoinette Rahn Coin auctions may seem to some to be about as far from a spectator sport as one can get, but if you've ever observed a bidding battle between two coin or note...
Emily Damstra

U.S. Coin Designer Emily Damstra Signs Exclusive PCGS Signature Labels for 2021 Silver Coins

Damstra will be signing PCGS Signature Labels for 2021 American Silver Eagle, Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Silver Dollar & Other Coins (Santa Ana, California) February 15, 2021 – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) is pairing exclusive...
1849 woodcut of California gold-rush prospector

Rush to Gold: From Mines to Mints (Part I)

By Steve Voynick Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Enjoy part II >>> Gold rushes had a significant impact on American monetary policy and coinage during the 19th century. Together with a...
Christa McAuliffe PCGS label

PCGS Offering Special Label Memorializing NASA Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe

Professional Coin Grading Service pairs special Astronaut Memorial Foundation label with commemorative silver dollar honoring NASA Astronaut Christa McAuliffe (Santa Ana, California) February 13, 2021 – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) is offering a Special...
1930 numismatic catalog

Early History of Coin Fame

By. R.W. Julian Although numismatics was a lively hobby by the mid-1860s, there was little in the way of a national push towards increasing the number of people involved. Collectors simply became interested on their...
Genuine 1878 Morgan dollar. Image is courtesy of ACEF.

Silver Rush Creates Silver Scams

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of surge in fake “silver” coins offered online (Temecula, California) February 11, 2021 -- The recent panic buying of silver bullion has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online...