Barron’s Rediscovers Gold

By Mike Fuljenz The September 24, 2018, edition of Barron’s features a cover article, “Rediscovering Gold,” which features a line drawing of a lone Western cowboy pausing before a stack of gold bullion bars with...
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COINage Confidential: David W. Lang

By Maggie Judkins David W. Lange has served as director of research for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation since 1994 and is the author of nine books on United States coins and related subjects. He holds life...

Canada Hosts E-money Exhibit

Through early January 2019, the Galt Museum of Alberta, Canada, is hosting an exhibit from the Bank of Canada Museum. “Decoding E-Money” is a traveling exhibition that examines the past, present and future of...
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From Stamps to Coins — WOPA+ Expands

WOPA+, a leading online platform for new-issue stamps, is expanding into the coin market. The Gibraltar-based firm serves as a seller to thousands of stamp collectors from more than 100 countries of new issues...
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Market Report: Bitcoin is Sinking

By Mike Fuljenz In September, over just a couple of days, Bitcoin fell from $6,500 to $6,262. Bitcoin peaked at $19,783 on December 17, 2017, the week it first traded on a recognized futures exchange,...

World War I Exhibit Will Live On Eternally

The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) physical Money Museum exhibit “Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” is scheduled to close in early 2019. However, the exhibit will permanently exist on the ANA website...

Gold as Insurance

By Maurice Rosen The price of gold reached its historic high in 2011: $1,923 per troy ounce. That price was nearly three times where it was just three years earlier in 2008. Gold coins, such...

Insurance in the World of Coins

By Victor Gonzalez If you are reading COINage magazine, it is likely that you have asked yourself if you need insurance to cover the value of your coin collection or inventory in the event of...
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Capped Bust Half Dollar: Shaping American Commerce

By R.W. Julian If you own a Capped Bust half dollar dated between 1807 and 1836, there’s a good chance it was part of the Economite treasure. The Harmony Society, a separatist religious group, established...
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Old Hobby for a New Generation

By Robert Turnbo I started collecting pennies when I was 12 or 13 years old. I can’t remember exactly; I only know I had a lot more hair and a lot less belly. It was...