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PCGS Banknote Accepting Paper Money Submissions January 2020
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will again be authenticating, grading, and certifying United States and world paper money domestically with the launch of a new service, PCGS Banknote...
Gold Rush Treasure ‘Supernova’ Sinks Previous 1857-S $20 Record
An 1857-S double eagle, recovered in 2014 from the fabled S.S. Central America and nicknamed “Supernova” because of its unique natural toning, set a record...
Coin Shows A No-Go? Here’s How You Can Still Enjoy Social Coin Events
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...
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...
Another Day, Another (Silver) Dollar… As COVID Quarantines Move Into April, How Are You...
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...
My Two Cents’ Worth: A Pocketful of Wry
When numismatists speak of “odd and curious” items, they’re referring to Yap stones, Swedish plate money and similarly strange objects that have seen use...
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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Q. David Bowers Award of 2025 Given at Central States Convention
One of the country’s most prominent numismatists received another prestigious honor....
The First United States Mint (Part I)
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series of articles about the Philadelphia Mint. Part I focuses on the beginning of the...
New Edition of Morgan Dollar Book Hits Shelves
Whitman Publishing announced the release of the expanded and updated sixth edition of Q. David Bowers’ A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars....
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Market Report: Discontinue the Cent
President Trump wants each U.S. department to cut five percent in costs. Everyone has an idea for cutting small amounts, but we have to think bigger to make a dent in a public debt that is $21 trillion and growing by about $1 trillion each year. When it comes to the U.S. Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), I have made the most cost-effective suggestion many times over the last five years: Kill the penny!
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Gold Prices Start Week Bullish
The first full week of December opens with gold ticking back up after tracking below $1,800 an ounce over the past days. As of...
The Fading of American Beauties
What it constitutes may vary in the eye of the beholder, but many in the collecting community lament what they perceive as a decline...
W-Mint Quarters Spur Growth In Numismatic Economy
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, COINage News Editor
The West Point Mint is making news this year by producing 2 million examples of each of the five...
