COINage Magazine

By Mike Fuljenz On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, I attended an all-day U.S. Mint Forum held at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in Washington, D.C. About 50 prominent members of the numismatic community...

An Extremely Rare 1889 2nd Variety “Reversed Legends” Pattern 50 Cents – from the first year of the new mint established in Kwangtung, China – highlights Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 6-7 offering for the Hong...

By Mike Fuljenz In 2017, my wife, Karen, and I went to hear Wynonna Judd and the Big Noise in her excellent Christmas show. It got me to thinking about a new way of giving...

By Mark Lovmo For world coin enthusiasts who pursue modern-era issues, there are two common frustrations that discourage them from collecting the coins of certain countries. One is difficulty in gaining knowledge of these countries’ modern...

COINage: January 2019 • Gold at $5,000 an Ounce: Imagining a Soaring Yellow Metal in 2019 • 2019 and the New world Coin Order: Forecasts for Coins, Platinum, and Cryptocurrency • Coin Investing is About More Than...

By David Schwager For an affordable and accessible but surprisingly interesting and nuanced series, modern commemorative half dollars are well worth considering. Commemorative coins are works of public art honoring our nation’s important people and pivotal...

By Ray Levato Cash is king. Or so our parents and grandparents thought. But now, with so many different ways to pay for things, one important question comes to mind: Is cash getting scarce in...

Editor's Note: "COINage Confidential" is a column that spotlights the movers and shakers in coin collecting and shares their insider views on the hobby. Donald Kagin, Ph.D is among the trailblazers of numismatics. From his undergraduate...

Editor's Note: If you've ever found yourself fielding questions about how one goes about getting into coin collecting with a smaller budget, this list of 10 is a good bit of advice to share.  By...

By Dr. Kerry Rodgers Few countries are as misunderstood as the Principality of Hutt River. Collectors will be hard-pressed to find its issues in the Standard Catalog of World Coins. Some other catalogs go so far...