COINage Magazine

By David J. Camire and Richard S. Montgomery Improper storage and exposure to harsh environments can diminish a coin’s eye appeal, grade, and, in some...

By Antoinette Rahn 64 - 1,500 - 15,000. Separately these three groups of numbers represent a wide variety of things. Together in the context of numismatics...

President Trump wants each U.S. department to cut five percent in costs. Everyone has an idea for cutting small amounts, but we have to think bigger to make a dent in a public debt that is $21 trillion and growing by about $1 trillion each year. When it comes to the U.S. Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), I have made the most cost-effective suggestion many times over the last five years: Kill the penny!

By R.W. Julian There are those today who buy gold and silver bullion as an investment even though the outlook is sometimes volatile. Rare collector...

By Antoinette Rahn The 47th annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) is underway now. It’s one of the kick-off events of the numismatic community...

By James Passin Some years back, Amazon deleted George Orwell’s legendary dystopian novel, 1984, from Kindle devices – an ironic action that revealed the unfettered...

By Thomas J. Bilotta The trend may be your friend, but it hasn’t been a good friend to the numismatic field in terms of collector...

January 1, 1866: United States silver and gold coins begin bearing the motto, "In God We Trust." The one exception: the dime, due to its...

Each new year usually is a time of optimistic anticipation. It’s viewed by many as a fresh start to personal lives and for some hobbyists and dealers, also a fresh start for the rare coin market.

With more than 10,000 lots, Heritage Auctions’ sale line-up associated with the Florida United Numismatists Show Jan. 9-14, will present collectors the stuff of dreams.