Works of Public Art: Buyer’s Guide to Modern Commemorative Half Dollars
By David Schwager
For an affordable and accessible but surprisingly interesting and nuanced series, modern commemorative half dollars are well worth considering.
Commemorative coins are works...
Paper Money Mindset: Celebrating Errors
By Antoinette Rahn
Are you familiar with a butterfly fold? How about an inverted overprint or an inverted back? Or, perhaps, insufficient inking?
If this sounds...
Gold Prices Collapse Against Rising Dollar, Increasing Pandemic Concerns
Gold prices opened the last full week of September down sharply, falling from $1,950 to below $1,900 and falling through the $1,880s still as...
Gold Prices Retreat After A Run for $1,700 Earlier This Week
Gold prices have been easing back a bit after making a solid run for the $1,700 threshold this past Monday. By the end of...
1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar, PCGS Coin of the Month
The 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar, PCGS MS67 is the Professional Grading Service's (PCGS) Coin of the Month.
The family of United States commemorative half dollars...
COINage Issue Highlights: February – March 2021
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the February-March 2021 issue...
Whitman Publishing’s Leader Honored With Accolade
Recently, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear commissioned Whitman Publishing’s Dennis Tucker as a Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his career in book publishing, as well...
Eye on Errors: Always So Much to Be Gained
By Antoinette Rahn
My sweet little Irish grandmother used to say, "Even in making errors, there is something to be gained."
She wasn't a collector of...
Gold, Silver Prices Surge To Open The Week
Gold and silver prices are starting the week on a major upward swing after a long weekend of ominous news headlines, including lockdowns and...
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Gold Prices Collapse Against Rising Dollar, Increasing Pandemic Concerns
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Fake Bullion Bars and Coins Are Widely Available
By Michael Fuljenz
My associate, Jerry Jordan, ordered numerous rare coins and bullion bars for educational purposes from the Wish platform over the past two...
ANA Summer Seminar Welcomes Newman Scholarship Recipients
The American Numismatic Association's 2019 Summer Seminar sessions get under way June 15. Attending this year's sessions, the 50th year of this important program,...
The Draped Bust Cent 1796-1807
By R.W. Julian
There are those today who buy gold and silver bullion as an investment even though the outlook is sometimes volatile. Rare collector...
