Wood for Horses; Platinum for Cars
By James Passin
On April 24th, in the year 1184 B.C., when the city of Troy fell to Greek invaders, the Trojans hauled the “gift”...
Fake(s) News: The Crucial Fight Against Counterfeits
By Donn Pearlman
Literally hundreds of thousands of counterfeit coins are coming into the United States from overseas, most of them reportedly manufactured with impunity...
Coin Club Showcases Alternate Statehood Designs
From a single idea a tradition is born.
The Raleigh Coin Club recently unveiled the promotional wooden nickel associated with it's annual Money Expo, which...
Updated Book: “Curious Currency”
Whitman Publishing recently released the second edition of Robert D. Leonard Jr.’s award-winning Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age...
Art Medal Competition Open to Entries
The American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) is holding a special art medal competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United...
Auction Action: Bidding Doesn’t Need to be Bewildering
By Donn Pearlman
Do you bid in auctions for coins or bank notes? Multi-million dollar “trophy” coins and notes make big headlines, but there also...
Silver Could Turn in a Sterling Performance
By Mike Fuljenz
On November 14, 2018, silver slipped below $14 per ounce to close at $13.97 in London. During intra-day trading, silver reached a low...
COINage Confidential: Robert Fligel
For more than 15 years, Robert Fligel, a widely recognized and distinguished name in accounting circles, has pursued a serious involvement with rare coins...
U.S. Government Seizures of Coins and Gold
By R.W. Julian
The history of seizures of coins and gold is a checkered one and dates back to the 19th century. The first tentative...
PNG Revamps Anti-Counterfeiting Language in Bylaws
(TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA) As the fight against counterfeiting within the numismatics community continues more individuals and groups are joining the effort, and adopting language that...
