1864 With L Indian Cent PCGS PR65RDCAM. Image is courtesy of PCGS.

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1864 L On Ribbon Indian Cent, PR65RDCAM

The Indian cent series has long been a top collector favorite, with its production spanning from 1858 through 1909. Designed by James Longacre, the Indian cent series is notable for its many rare dates,...
1804 Dollar

Strong 2020 Rare Coin and Banknote Market Despite Pandemic, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

  Over $419 million of historic U.S. rare coins and paper money sold at major public auctions in 2020 (Temecula, California) January 6, 2021 – It was the year of pandemic-related cancelled coin shows, but 2020...

Steve Zeller: Currency collector, coach, and owner of Unitedstatespapermoney.com

Editor’s Note: The COINage Welcome Mat features new advertising partners. COINage welcomes Steve Zeller, owner of Unitedstatespapermoney.com. COINage: How did you become interested in paper money? Steve Zeller: Colonial Currency was the first type of paper...
Gold

Gold Prices Start 2021 On Hot Streak

The famous New Year's ball in Times Square has dropped, and that means it's officially 2021 -- even if there were no crowds at the iconic triangular intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in...

New Auction Partnership In Place for CSNS Convention

Legend Rare Coin Auctions and Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) are kicking off 2021 with a new auction relationship for the CSNS convention. Legend Auctions will be the official auctioneer of the convention, according to...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices End 2020 Up From 2019, But Is That Good News?

Oh, 2020... How we will miss ye'... Or will we? It probably depends who you ask. For many gold investors looking strictly through the lens of precious metals, 2020 has been a good year....
1894-S Barber Dime PCGSPR65+BM

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1894-S Barber Dime

The 1894-S Barber dime is one the rarest and most iconic of United States coins, a trophy piece that turns heads upon exchanging hands at public auction. And, when it does cross the auction...
1894-S PCGS PR65+ Barber Dime obverse

Buyer of Ultra-Rare 1894-S Barber Dime Crosses it to PCGS

The 1894-S Dime Recently Sold for $1,440,000, is Now In a Professional Coin Grading Service Holder, Graded PCGS PR65+ (Santa Ana, California – December 24, 2020) – The anonymous winning bidder for one of...
Fake 1794 $1 obverse

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Warns Feds About Online Coin

(Temecula, California) December 23, 2020 -- Promptly acting on a tip from a concerned collector, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation’s (www.ACEFonline.org) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has notified law enforcement agencies and online shopping platform Amazon.com...

Great Coin Finds of a Lifetime

By Michael O' Higgins with Antoinette Rahn It’s a familiar phrase, “It’s like Christmas in (fill in the blank),” and its often uttered when someone unexpectedly finds, experiences, or receives something extraordinary. In coin collecting,...