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PCGS Coin of the Week: 1861-D Liberty Head Half Eagle MS63

The Dahlonega Mint in Georgia is one of three United States Mint facilities in the South that were overtaken by Confederate rebels in 1861...
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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...

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Gold Prices Will Stay High?

As the week closes out and gold maintains its present clip at or around $1,950 (or more) per ounce, many investors are asking, "how...

Coin of the Week: Discovered Flowing Hair Stella

Numismatic rarity discovered after decades in Massachusetts family safe

Physical Bitcoin Gains Collector Acceptance

PRICE RECORDS CONFIRM MARKET DEMAND Not often does a new category of numismatics emerge out of nowhere. The beginnings of coinage in Ancient Lydia around...
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CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October

CAC coin grading approved coins fared well in many public sales during the month of October. Here are ten examples, which were selected from...
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PCGS Banknote Grades Ultra-Rare $1,000 Grand Watermelon Note

The 1890 $1,000 Grand Watermelon was the first banknote to cross the million-dollar threshold at auction (Santa Ana, California, July 9, 2020) – The finest-known...
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The COINage team was at the 2020 Florida United Numismatists Show in Orlando, Florida! Executive Editor Scott Travers, Advertising Executive Tracy Alvarez, Contributor Maurice...

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PCGS Coin of the Week: 1866 Shield Nickel, PCGS Proof-66+ DCAM

PCGS Coin of the Week: 1866 Rays Shield Nickel, PR66+DCAM

When many collectors today think of nickels, minds frequently turn to the familiar bust of President Thomas Jefferson seen on the coin since 1938....
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Seated Liberty Silver Coin Collecting Trends

Seated Liberty Silver coin collecting trends have changed with the pandemic. Perhaps the most important has been the trend toward coins that grade “straight”...

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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