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Issue Highlights: August 2018

COINage - June 22, 2018

Highlights of the August 2018 print edition of COINage magazine

Investment Report: Ultimate Security is PCGS and NGC Certified Gold Coins

COINage - May 21, 2020

By James Passin The gold market is now breaking down. It is impossible to settle COMEX gold futures trades as dealers are unable to secure...

4 Extraordinary Colonial Coin Rarities Coming to Auction

COINage - January 20, 2021

By Antoinette Rahn An incomparable collection of U.S. colonial coin rarities is coming to auction Thursday, Jan. 21. The selection of coins is part of the...

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February

Meryl Schoenbaum - March 6, 2026

My Two Cents Worth: Two Score and Five Years

marcy - August 8, 2009

COINage, like the Lincoln cent, is marking a major milestone this year. This is a special birthday for us: the 45th anniversary of this magazine’s...

4 Movers & Shakers: Talers, Ducats, Colones, and Holey Dollars

COINage - January 7, 2019

By Antoinette Rahn The 47th annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) is underway now. It’s one of the kick-off events of the numismatic community...

Secrets of the Number One Online Coin Company

COINage - May 3, 2018

By Eric Bradley, Michael Weems, and Brian Shipman When Steve Ivy looks back at 50 years of selling $10 billion worth of high-end art and collectibles, he doesn’t see dollar signs. He...

COUNTERFEIT COINS: Fake Vintage and Modern Coins Flood the Marketplace

marcy - July 8, 2009

2019 Delaware Dollar Honors A Real Astronomy Star

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez - September 23, 2019

The new 2019 Delaware American Innovation $1 coin, honoring Annie Jump Cannon, marks the first of 56 new dollar coins commemorating the nation's pivotal...

Gold Prices Start Week Slightly Softer

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez - February 18, 2020

Gold showed signs of cooling just a bit yesterday following a high of nearly $1,585 last Friday. Part of the fall back is attributed...

Since the numerical grading scale that we use today for U.S. coins was first published in 1949, it has included the “70” grade. This magic number has always represented the highest grade, the best imaginable condition of a particular coin.