COINage Magazine

By Antoinette Rahn I don't recall the first time I heard or read the phrase 'more than meets the eye,' but I do remember always being rather fond of this particular commentary. On more than one...

Editor’s Note: This is part of the ‘Money of British Monarchs’ series of articles. By R.W. Julian At one time or another, most of us have seen references to the Victorian Age, named after Queen Victoria,...

Editor's Note: This article was awarded the honor of Best Article during the 2017 Numismatic Literary Guild Writers' Competition. By Tom DeLorey About the time that I started collecting coins, around 1960, the U.S. coin market...

By Donn Pearlman Since the announcement in 1988 of its discovery 7,200 feet below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, the California Gold Rush sunken treasure of the SS Central America continues to be one of the...

By Antoinette Rahn How often do you take time to appreciate the artistry of coins and currency? I ask because admittedly when I was first introduced to numismatics I did not consider it to be...

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By David Schwager If all the coins in circulation went away, would you make your own? More than once in American history, people took minting into their own hands. Hard Times tokens remain to tell...

As part of the strategic plans by parent company Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT) to improve and expand services and products for collectors and dealers worldwide, professional numismatist Brett Charville has been named President...

For the past 50 years or so, one of the most popular series among U.S. numismatists has been the Morgan silver dollar. Struck between 1878 and 1904 (with a final issue in 1921), Morgan dollars have achieved their popularity due to their large size, attractive design, and widespread availability in Mint State grades at relatively low cost (for common dates).

By Antoinette Rahn Coins and currency are among my top 10 favorite means of historical study. From time to time I think about how much better junior high world history class would have been, had...