COINage Magazine

Stack’s Bowers Galleries continues its legacy of record breaking success with the results of the first auction offering of coins from the L. E....

GUIDE TO ORIGINAL TONING Be on the lookout for coins that are special because of their beautiful colors, or toning, sometimes referred to by non-numismatists...

Numismatist of the Century Charles C. Anderson, Sr., chairman emeritus of the Anderson Companies, was born in 1934 in Florence Alabama. His father, Clyde W....

COINS WORTH MORE THAN THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD Semi-numismatic coins are literally and figuratively worth a little more than their weight in gold (or silver,...

Official U.S. silver coins were first minted in 1794, and the new coinage system of the United States revolved around the silver dollar, as...

Memorializing a Presidency Cut Short The attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s life at a campaign event in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on July 13,...

In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of August 2024, CAC approved coins brought impressive prices in live auctions in...

COINage magazine was honored with the “Best Professional Periodical” award for 2024 from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild. It was given August 7 at...

Ron Drzewucki, a long-time dealer and world-renowned expert coin grader, is now president of CAC Grading LLC, a grading and certification service in Virginia...

During the month of July, CAC approved and CACG graded coins brought impressive prices in many Internet sales. Here are ten examples, which were...

A previously unreported, nearly complete date set of 19th-century United States $1 denomination gold coins assembled by legendary Philadelphia dealer Henry Chapman has been...

THERE’S AN INVISIBLE COIN-BUYER SPECTRUM Coin collecting and investing are not mutually exclusive. Our beloved COINage magazine, for example, is touted as the magazine for...

SUGGESTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PURCHASES ARE REAL Contrary to what some traditional investment advisers say, owning gold, silver or other precious metal coins and...

Guide to Profits From Coin Design Variations One of the many great things about coin collecting is the multitude of avenues one can take on...

Auction features Peh Collection highlights The premier event in the Americas for world-coin experts and enthusiasts is the annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC),...

Rising Mint Sales Show Strong Silver Surge in 2024 Silver ran laps around gold and stocks in May 2024, and now that we have the...

SECRETS OF THE CAC GRADING SYSTEM In order for a coin to be certified, it has to be both authenticated and graded. Certification by a...

Joining the national coin club and watching gold The annual National Money Show was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from March 14 to 16. The...

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS THE YELLOW METAL During my meeting with American publishing executive and financial guru Steve Forbes in October 2023, he told me that...

On behalf of the American people, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed 13 charges against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency asset trading platform....