Issue Highlights: June/July 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the June/July 2020 issue of COINage. Plus, we've included some sample pages for you...
ANA Reduces Staff In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) eliminated several staff positions this week.
With lockdown regulations and social distancing restrictions in place, like many organizations, entities, and businesses,...
Coin of the Week: 1776 Continental Dollar
By Antoinette Rahn
For anyone who questions how collecting and studying coins is a hobby of multi-topic appeal, the 1776 Continental Dollar is a wonderful example of not only how, but why.
If the concept of...
COINage Profile: 1932 Washington Quarters
One of the most popular United States coin series is the Washington quarter, first issued in 1932 and continuing today with a modified design. Initially issued as a commemorative coin honoring the 200th birthday...
Coin Shows A No-Go? Here’s How You Can Still Enjoy Social Coin Events
The pandemic crisis has put a halt on so many numismatic happenings that it's almost easier to count the events that are still on the calendar versus those that have been cancelled. Of course,...
4 Tree-Rific Coins For Celebrating Arbor Day
It's been a busy week... Monday helped kick off National Coin Week, Wednesday was Earth Day. And today, Friday April 24? It's Arbor Day. And to celebrate this annual day of recognizing the importance...
Tapping Into Virtual Experiences: Numismatic Organizations Deliver
By Antoinette Rahn
As you’ve heard, read, and seen this past month, these are unique, unfamiliar, and uncertain times. It’s not easy to make sense of it all, to remain calm and hopeful, in light...
Numismatically Honoring Earth Day 2020
It's Earth Day 2020! And it's a most special occasion for this annual holiday, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Earth Day, which kicked off in 1970, helps bring to mind the...
How Do You Celebrate National Coin Week?
Happy National Coin Week 2020! Most of us are having to celebrate this longtime annual holiday, taking place April 19-25 this year, from the confines of our homes. However, the 97th Annual National Coin...
Glenna Goodacre, Designer Of Sacagawea Dollar, Dies at 80
Celebrated artist and sculptor Glenna Goodacre, whose design of young Shoshone woman Sacagawea and her baby Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau ("Pomp") has appeared on the small "golden" dollar since 2000, has died at the age of...
