Coin of the Week: 1910 Lincoln Cent
By Antoinette Rahn, Managing Editor
Whether you are most familiar with the moniker Wheaties, or Wheat Ear Lincoln cents, or simply Wheat cents, all of these names describe the U.S. Lincoln Cent, Wheat Reverse, which...
Beyond The Coin: Filling A Gap In My Collection That Only A Book Can...
Like so many of us, I've been self-sequestering at home... And I'm looking at a dozen different things I can do around the house while I've got more time around here. Laundry. Cooking. Spring...
Gold Coins and Platinum Will Dazzle
By James Passin
Gold’s gradual ascension in 2020 has been attributed by the mainstream media to various short-term risk aversion catalysts, such as proxy military confrontation with Iran or the horrifying coronavirus pandemic, first in...
Keeping Track of Every Penny
By Tom Bilotta
One of the greatest challenges faced by the typical numismatist is keeping track of his or her collection. A typical coin collection often consists of thousands of individual items of many different...
PCGS-Certified Pogue 1804 U.S. Silver Dollar Sold for $1.44 Million by Stack’s Bowers
Known as “The King of American Coins,” an 1804 United States Draped Bust Dollar certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) as PCGS PR55 was sold for $1,440,000 by Stack’s Bowers Galleries on March...
Counterfeit Precious Metals Websites Erupt With Volatility of Market
The consumer/investor advisory statement below is from Doug Davis, Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force of the non-profit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org). Mr. Davis is a former Texas police chief:
The 11-year low in silver...
Counterfeit United States Coins Made for Circulation
By Winston Zack
For decades, the numismatic community has been plagued by counterfeit U.S. coins of varying quality pouring into the marketplace, deceiving collectors and causing distress. However, there was also a time in the...
Gold, Silver Prices Surge To Open The Week
Gold and silver prices are starting the week on a major upward swing after a long weekend of ominous news headlines, including lockdowns and closures in several states and news that the 2020 Summer...
Examining Dates on Coins
By R.W. Julian
When beginning collectors find a coin dated in the 1800s or earlier, they automatically assume that was the year it was actually struck, not the year before or the year after.
Unfortunately, this...
Gold & Silver Prices Are Hitting Recent Lows… Here’s What To Buy Now
Gold and silver prices are falling to lows not seen in some time. While investors who bought gold when it was $1,600 or $1,700 an ounce might be flipping out right now, those who...
