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Chicago to Celebrate ‘Chicago Coin Club Day”

CHICAGO — Chicago demonstrates well how to celebrate the events, accomplishments, and people who make a difference. It’s visible through the support of sports teams, art and music, business, education, and coin collecting. As the...
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Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency… Something To “Like” or Nothing To “Love”?

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, News Editor Economists and consumers alike are buzzing about Libra, a cryptocurrency recently developed by Facebook that the social media giant’s leaders say will “transform the global economy.” Facebook will share control...

PCGS Welcomes Three New Directors

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The Professional Coin Grading Service has gained three new team members who bring a wide range of numismatic knowledge and business acumen. Well-known banknote and counterfeit expert Bruce Thornton is serving...
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Apollo 11 Gold Medal Tops $2M to Lead Auction

By Antoinette Rahn If you were watching television the weekend of July 16-18, 2019 it’s a good bet you saw coverage celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon. One unique event...
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PCGS Expands Prooflike Eligibility

(Santa Ana, California) – Any and all qualifying mint state United States and world coins, as well as tokens and medals submitted to Professional Coin Grading Service, are now eligible to receive the desirable...

ANA Seminar: Tips For Avoiding Counterfeits

(Rosemont, Illinois) – Former American Numismatic Association authenticator, grader and instructor, Dr. Michael Fuljenz, will give expert advice about counterfeits in the marketplace during his Money Talks seminar at the ANA 2019 Chicago World’s...

Ancient Gold Coin Commands $700,000

Earlier this year, a young metal detectorist came across a small 24-karat gold coin. It recently sold at auction for $700,000. The 1,700-year-old Roman aureus depicts the face of Allectus, a Roman British finance...
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Gold Price Jump Has Potential for Gold-Selling Scams, Experts Caution

With the recent, rapid jump in the price of gold, investors should beware of scam artists trying to lure them with urgent claims of too-good-to-be-true low prices and quick, guaranteed bullion market profits, cautions...

Technical Seminars On Offer at World’s Fair of Money

Are you planning on attending the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money in Chicago in August? If so, you also have the opportunity to gain a valuable education in a few critical subjects...

Collectors Invited to Attend PNG Day Show

(ROSEMONT, Illinois) — The Professional Numismatists Guild will host its 2019 PNG Day show on Monday, August 12, in Hall F of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont,...