Ancient Coin Collecting 101
Ancient numismatics covers a wide range of coins representing several civilizations that existed during antiquity. Generally speaking, it refers to currency minted from about...
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...
Four Philadelphia Mints
Many numismatists enjoy the Old West romance of the Carson City and Denver Mints, the Gold Rush fervor that inspired the San Francisco Mint,...
Gold Prices Still Trading Below $1,800
The metals market continues hobbling along as news story after news story brandishes bad news in the form of rising COVID-19 infections,...
Issue Highlights: October-November 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the Oct./Nov. 2020 issue...
The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard
In 2018, all of us, at least most of us, use a computer and rely on the internet as a source for information.
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...
Issue Highlights: April 2019
COINage April 2019
• Can you retire on your coins? How Some Specialists Include Gold
and Silver Coins in an IRA
• Using Bitcoin to buy rare coins: Merchants...
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PCGS-Certified Pogue 1804 U.S. Silver Dollar Sold for $1.44 Million by...
Known as “The King of American Coins,” an 1804 United States Draped Bust Dollar certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) as PCGS PR55...
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My Two Cents’ Worth: A Perfect Spring Day
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by Ed Reiter
Big things are afoot in the world of coins.
In response to complaints from disgruntled consumers, the United States Mint...
Curated, Not Cleaned
By Donn Pearlman
There’s considerable misunderstanding by some collectors about cleaning coins. Curation to prudently undo as much “injury” to a coin as possible because...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1804 Draped Bust Dollar
The 1804 Draped Bust Dollar is the Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) Coin of the Week. There is perhaps no coin more popular or...
