“Austria by Its Children” Series Continues
The Austrian Mint in Vienna will issue on May 7 the fifth silver coin in its charming series “Austria by its Children," also known as “Austria, Piece by Piece.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, of course,...
April’s Coinage Kids: April Fool’s Coins
Find and identify the error coins as REAL or FAKE. Then mail your completed quiz to April Quiz, COINage magazine, P.O. Box 7030 Ventura, CA 93006-9899. Five winners will be drawn from the valid...
My Two Cents’ Worth: The Other Big Change of 1965
For coin collectors, 1964 was a year of momentous events.
The Kennedy half dollar made a dramatic debut. Proof set production surged to nearly 4 million. Read the rest of Senior Editor Ed Reiter's column...
Coin Collecting’s Sweet Spot
by Amy Drew Thompson
Cacao might not have been the world’s earliest form of currency, but it remains, arguably, the tastiest. Read the entire story here.
My Two Cents’ Worth: Many Happy Returns
Coins are good investments. Most of us accept that statement almost as a tenet of faith—even when we try to convince ourselves that we seek and save these shiny handheld objects primarily for pleasure...
February’s Coinage Kids
Braille Coins
Braille would be 205 now, and while he would be proud of his invention, he would probably be a little embarrassed by all the fuss. Other countries have issued their own Braille coins,...
