Gold

Will Gold Stay At $1,800 An Ounce?

As the new trading week begins, many are eager to see if gold will maintain its position above $1,800 per ounce. The precious yellow metal made a run at $1,800 early last week for...
1981-S Type II Dollar

COINage Profile: 1981-S Type II Susan B. Anthony Proof Dollar

The Susan B. Anthony dollar was one of the nation's shortest-lived coin series, originally running only from 1979 through 1981. While the coin was picked up for a one-year-only finale in 1999 due to...
1890 Grand Watermelon Note Obverse

PCGS Banknote Grades Ultra-Rare $1,000 Grand Watermelon Note

The 1890 $1,000 Grand Watermelon was the first banknote to cross the million-dollar threshold at auction (Santa Ana, California, July 9, 2020) – The finest-known example of the ultra-rare 1890 $1,000 “Grand Watermelon” Treasury Note,...
Gold

Gold Prices Hit $1,800, 9-Year High

Gold prices reached $1,800 per troy ounce this morning, riding a wave of economic positivity -- but one with an undercurrent of long-term concerns. It is a challenging time to be an investor of...

Heritage Auctions Dominating Sales of U.S. Coins

With the U.S. rare coin market posting strong sales through the first half of 2020, Heritage Auctions reports leading the global coin auction industry with record-setting sales, which include the most valuable coin sold...
Gold & Silver Prices

U.S. Rare Coin Market Quite Active Despite Pandemic, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

Auction houses set records with over $167 million in winning bids during the first six months of 2020 (Temecula, CA) July 6, 2020 – The market for high-quality, rare United States coins remained active during the first...

A New Case for $10,000 Gold

By Steve Voynick Among the many effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is an adverse impact on the mine-supply side of the gold market. The pandemic has already curtailed gold exploration and...

Feast or Famine

By R.W. Julian For the more than 200 years that the United States mints have been in operation, there have been good and bad years for coinage. These fluctuations have directly affected those dedicated collectors...
Gold

Gold Prices Flirt With $1,800 Before Falling Yet Again

Gold investors are probably growing increasingly frustrated... While gold prices are at 8-year highs this week, the price of gold just can't seem to crack the $1,800 threshold. Not that this necessarily implies bad...

Issue Highlights: Aug/Sept. 2020

Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the Aug./Sept. 2020 issue of COINage. Plus, we've included some sample pages for you...