COINage Profile: 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar
The 1970-D Kennedy half dollar is the last of its breed, a silver business-strike coin representing the tail-end of the era when precious-metal coins were still being struck for circulation in the United States....
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Acquires Oklahoma Coin Dealer Carter Numismatics
Above: Q. David Bowers, cofounder of Stack's Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, a major numismatic auction firm based in Santa Ana, California, has announced its acquisition of Carter Numismatics Incorporated (CNI) of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jason...
Bullion Coin Counterfeiting Battles Continued in May
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation is working with fraud victims and federal law enforcement agencies
One of the ten fake silver American Eagles sold to an unsuspecting victim who responded to an unsolicited advertisement on Facebook. (Image courtesy...
2020 Summer Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Coin Show Cancelled
Below is a press release issued by the Florida United Numismatists concerning the cancellation of the 2020 Summer FUN Show due to continued concerns about public health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic:
It is...
ANA World’s Fair of Money Planning Continues
August Convention Remains on the Schedule
While the country begins to reopen for business and stay-at-home restrictions are lifted, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) continues to plan for the World's Fair of Money. The premier...
Wiling Away Time Searching for Valuable Coins in the Change Jar
Searching my coin jar of spare pocket change at home is something I’ve been doing since I first became a coin collector in 1992. And it’s always been a fruitful way to pick up...
Coronavirus Effects on Coin Collecting and Investing
By Josh McMorrow-Hernandez
There’s an eerie silence in the world these days.
Humankind is hibernating, waiting until it’s safe to come back out again. To return to a life we once knew but will never quite...
Investment Report: Ultimate Security is PCGS and NGC Certified Gold Coins
By James Passin
The gold market is now breaking down. It is impossible to settle COMEX gold futures trades as dealers are unable to secure or transport suitable gold bars to settle against the contracts....
COINage Profile: 1995 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent
The coin collecting community was abuzz in the spring of 1995 with the news that a major doubled die had just been discovered on what were then the newest Lincoln cents. The 1995 obverse...
Gold Prices Start Week At $1,750 As Progress Continues On COVID-19 Vaccine
Gold prices are starting the week off strong, with one ounce of gold trading for about $1,750 on the morning of Monday, May 18, 2020. Even if prices soften a bit, the $1,700+ territory...
