COINage Magazine

Whitman Publishing announced the release of the expanded and updated sixth edition of Q. David Bowers’ A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars. The book is now available from booksellers and hobby shops...

With recent rocket launches, solar and lunar eclipses, and planetary sightings, the subject of space is a hot topic. The U.S. Mint has followed the trend with new resources to teach students about...

By James Passin An increasing number of merchants are accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment. A good resource to check for local crypto-friendly merchants is the website CoinMap.org. Despite the 2018 crash in Bitcoin, a number...

By Barry Sunshine There are some great opportunities as well as areas for caution for collectors and investors in Bust coinage. I know I’m supposed to write about the “gotta-have” coins. But in identifying those...

By Donn Pearlman Purchasing coins became a heck of a lot more complicated for many dealers and auction houses, and potentially more expensive for collectors, because of a U.S. Supreme Court case last year known...

Noted money authentication expert Jason W. Bradford and a team of experts are heading  Legacy Currency Grading (www.LegacyGrading.com), a new paper money grading and authentication company. Bradford, the founding and former president of PCGS Currency,...

— Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, bank notes and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year? The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees...

A new rare coins and precious metals consulting company, RF Precious Metals, LLC (http://www.rfpreciousmetals.com), is on the scene to assist collectors, investors, financial planners and asset and estate managers with buying and selling of...

By Marcy Gibbel With coin show season well under way, it’s a perfect time to offer a few tips that will make your experience even more enjoyable as you plan your show schedule for the...

By Mike Fuljenz Heritage Auctions announced that its January numismatic auctions surpassed $71 million in sales. A beautiful and finest-known 1885 Trade dollar, PR-66 NGC, brought $3.96 million at Heritage’s Florida United Numismatist’s Platinum Night Auction....