Examining Early Gold Coins
Classic American gold coins or “old tenor gold coins” (1795- 1834) are the ultimate collector coins. This has been one of the most stable...
How You Can Combat Counterfeiting
By R.W. Julian
The hobby of numismatics is at a crossroads. The increasing number of counterfeits in the marketplace calls for strong responses, the first...
ANA Suspends 2020 World’s Fair of Money
The 2020 World's Fair of Money®, slated to take place Aug. 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is suspended, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced Wednesday,...
Top 12 Security Tips
By Mike Fuljenz
As Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolina coast in September 2018, we are reminded of Hurricane Harvey moving through Texas in 2017;...
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...
5 Unique Numismatic Reads for Gift-Giving
By Antoinette Rahn
As much as things change, there are always some things that remain the same. Coins/notes and literature are among items that seem...
Worth Its Weight In Silver
By R.W. Julian
When the first settlers from Britain came to what is now the United States, there was little in the way of coined...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1916-D Mercury Dime
The indisputable king of the Winged Liberty (or "Mercury") dime series is the 1916-D Mercury dime, one of the most important rarities of the...
COINage Profile: 1938 Jefferson Nickel
The Jefferson nickel is now in its 80s and among the longest-running series in our nation's history. It's a coin most people alive today...
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COINage has received several recent press releases regarding the national parks quarters, the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, as it's officially called.
The fact that...
PCGS Offering Special Label Memorializing NASA Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe
Professional Coin Grading Service pairs special Astronaut Memorial Foundation label with commemorative silver dollar honoring NASA Astronaut Christa McAuliffe
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Great Collectors, Great Coins, Great Profits: John Jay Pittman
Editor’s Note: This is one of three esteemed collectors whose collecting prowess is profiled in this series.
By Mike Fuljenz
John Jay Pittman, like Louis Eliasberg,...
