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ANA Reduces Staff In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) eliminated several staff positions this week.  With lockdown regulations and social...

Coin of the Week: 1776 Continental Dollar

By Antoinette Rahn For anyone who questions how collecting and studying coins is a hobby of multi-topic appeal, the 1776 Continental Dollar is a wonderful...
1932 Washington Quarter

COINage Profile: 1932 Washington Quarters

One of the most popular United States coin series is the Washington quarter, first issued in 1932 and continuing today with a modified design....
Coin Collecting

Coin Shows A No-Go? Here’s How You Can Still Enjoy Social...

The pandemic crisis has put a halt on so many numismatic happenings that it's almost easier to count the events that are still on...
Arbor Day Coins

4 Tree-Rific Coins For Celebrating Arbor Day

It's been a busy week... Monday helped kick off National Coin Week, Wednesday was Earth Day. And today, Friday April 24? It's Arbor Day....

Tapping Into Virtual Experiences: Numismatic Organizations Deliver

By Antoinette Rahn As you’ve heard, read, and seen this past month, these are unique, unfamiliar, and uncertain times. It’s not easy to make sense...
Earth Day

Numismatically Honoring Earth Day 2020

It's Earth Day 2020! And it's a most special occasion for this annual holiday, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Earth Day,...
1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar

How Do You Celebrate National Coin Week?

Happy National Coin Week 2020! Most of us are having to celebrate this longtime annual holiday, taking place April 19-25 this year, from the...
Glenna Goodacre Sacagawea Dollar Study

Glenna Goodacre, Designer Of Sacagawea Dollar, Dies at 80

Celebrated artist and sculptor Glenna Goodacre, whose design of young Shoshone woman Sacagawea and her baby Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau ("Pomp") has appeared on the small...
SSCA Gold Rush nugget

Prospectors’ Gold Rush Nuggets From  Fabled SS Central America Treasure Now...

Authentic California Gold Rush gold ore nuggets originally discovered by Old West prospectors then lost at sea for 157 years after the 1857 sinking...
Brett Charville

PCGS Resuming Operations in California

The following statement was issued April 15, 2020 by Brett Charville, President of Professional Coin Grading Service: Dear Valued Collectors and Customers, Today we’re happy to...

Coin of the Week: 1855-D Gold Dollar

By Antoinette Rahn, Managing Editor Have you ever thought about coins as treats? Although it is dinner time as I write this, my observations are...
American Eagles

Gold Hovers Around $1,700 To Start Trading Week

Gold prices started the week of April 13, 2020 trading at just above $1,700 early Monday before settling back in the $1690s. These prices...

APMEX Gifts Long-Time Partner With $250,000 Donation

By Antoinette Rahn "An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves."  – Lydia M. Child Partnerships are crucial in business, and during this...
Citrus County Coin Club

Florida Coin Club Thinks Forward With Virtual Club Meetings 

While many coin clubs are cancelling all of their club meetings for the foreseeable future, at least one Florida coin club is thinking outside...
Gold & Silver Prices

Gold Prices On The Move Today

Gold prices are heading up on the hopeful news that the coronavirus pandemic may be cresting in the United States over the next couple...
Gold Coins

Buyers and Sellers Taking Advantage of Gold And Silver Prices...

The recent jump in the price of gold due to stock market decreases and fear of the coronavirus has attracted new retail customers. The...
Gold

Gold Prices Holding Remarkably Steady Despite Market Turbulence

While Wall Street has been a bumpy ride for most investors these days, gold prices are wending their way into April at a rather...
Coin Collecting

Another Day, Another (Silver) Dollar… As COVID Quarantines Move Into April,...

Self isolation, quarantines, and social distancing are moving well into their second solid week and will probably carry through April and even beyond. I'm...

Coin of the Week: 1910 Lincoln Cent

By Antoinette Rahn, Managing Editor Whether you are most familiar with the moniker Wheaties, or Wheat Ear Lincoln cents, or simply Wheat cents, all of...