Getting Started with Hard Times Tokens
By David Schwager
If all the coins in circulation went away, would you make your own? More than once in American history, people took minting...
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...
Gold Prices End 2020 Up From 2019, But Is That Good News?
Oh, 2020... How we will miss ye'... Or will we? It probably depends who you ask. For many gold investors looking strictly through the...
Victims and Investigators Need to Be Persistent
There are important actions to take if you are the victim of or are an investigator looking into crimes involving gold or rare coins,...
Attempt Made to Sell Fake $300,000 Gold Coin
Seller is suspect in another counterfeits case
Acting on a tip from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org), federal and local California law enforcement agents now...
Century-Old $1 Gold Collection Assembled by Henry Chapman Revealed
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...
It’s News To Me: The Last Jedi vs. The Last Collector
By Donn Pearlman
How can the hobby attract new collectors as well as revive strong numismatic desire in the hearts and minds of millions of...
Gold, Silver Prices Open Week On Bullish Note
Gold and silver prices are remaining bullish as they kick off the new week. Gold is poised to open around $2,033 per ounce while...
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Presents Incredible Museum Quality American Rarities in February Showcase Auction
Costa Mesa, CA – Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce that a Texas gentleman has consigned a small but powerful group of iconic...
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Gold prices slid below $1,800 over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and started trading yesterday in $1,780 territory before moving back toward $1,800 Monday. Today,...
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There has been speculation for some years about the lowly cent coin and whether it will be abolished. The best indication of this is...
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