COINage Profile: 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent
Few coins are as famous as the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent. Many people outside of the hobby know it as "the 1909 penny." Lincoln...
The Top Five PCGS Coins Setting Multi-Million Dollar Prices at Auction in 2025
The top five PCGS-graded coins acquired through auctions through November 2025 sold for a combined $13.56 million, nearly double the auction price of the...
Bullion Prices Bump Through The Week of February 8, 2021 But No Breakouts
Bullion investors watch as gold and silver prices twist and turn throughout the week of February 8, 2021, but there have been no unusual...
COINage Profile: 1976 Bicentennial Quarter
Before the 50 State Quarters program began in 1999, coin collectors of the late 20th century sought the 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarter. Struck in 1975...
War in the Pacific Quarter Launches in Guam
U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder joined an enthusiastic crowd in the Guam village of Asan May 2 to celebrate the release of the...
S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure World Gold Coins in Goldberg Auction
First offering of these historic coins retrieved in 2014 from Atlantic Ocean site where fabled “Ship of Gold” sank in 1857
Two of the finest known, very...
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By BARRY SUNSHINE
An Exceptional Half-Dozen Early Dimes
As a certified public accountant and a sophisticated collector of the finest-quality early dimes, I know how to...
Get Off the Couch!
Each issue of COINage has compelling advertisements filled with historic, intriguing coins offered for sale. But have you ever seen a nickel three-cent piece, or a silver one, in person?
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...
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Gold Prices Freefall Below $1,800, Silver Stumbles After Sprint
Bullion investors who bought gold at $1,850 per ounce or higher and the countless silver investors who purchased on the squeeze earlier this week...
Hoard of Historic Coin Boards in Goldberg Auction
Nearly two dozen vintage coin boards, all at least 80 years old and most with a dozen or more historic U.S. coins in their...
Paper Money Mindset: Confederate Currency
You’ve likely heard about and perhaps even seen Confederate currency. But how much do you know about the legal tender? We spent time researching...
