Palladium’s Glittering Future
By Steve Voynick
Palladium has hung around as platinum’s “little brother” for a long time. Although it shares the same silvery-white color, it has never...
Gold Prices Bounce on Presidential Election
Gold prices have solidly crossed the $1,900 threshold again during the 2020 presidential election. While vote counting continues into Thursday morning, bullion prices have...
The Beautiful Legacy of Swiss Coins
A man without money, without even a few coins in his pocket, is a man adrift, lost in limbo, even reduced to a loneliness bordering on desperation.
Party Like It’s 1857
My numismatic clock has been turned back 161 years as I repeatedly think about life – and pocket change – during the California Gold Rush in 1857.
Great Coin Finds of a Lifetime
By Michael O' Higgins with Antoinette Rahn
It’s a familiar phrase, “It’s like Christmas in (fill in the blank),” and its often uttered when someone...
A Forecast for Our Hobby
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...
Issue Highlights: April/May 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the April/May 2020 issue...
Champion Tennis Player Roger Federer First Living Person On Swissmint Commemorative Coin
Fans of tennis know Roger Federer as one of the sport's greatest players of all time. And now numismatists will know the 38-year-old Swiss...
Directive to Abolish the ‘Penny’
It looks like the Lincoln head cent, commonly known by Americans as the “penny,” really is doomed. On February 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald...
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Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Helps Rid Marketplace of $1+ Million of Fakes...
(Temecula, California) December 10, 2020 – Funded only by donations, the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) worked with law enforcement agencies in 2020 to...
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Newly Issued Newman Grants Support Numismatic Research
In-depth research into six unique and distinct topics in numismatics recently gained support from the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES).
The support comes...
If Pennies are Doomed, is the Nickel Next?
Calls for the Nickel to be Discontinued
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By Mike Fuljenz
“In 2024, each five-cent nickel cost 13.8 cents to produce, resulting in a loss of...
Gold Prices Anxious As Nervous Nation Sets Eyes On DC
The past week has been anything but business as usual in the United States. Following the riotous insurrection attempt at the Capitol building in...
