My Two Cents’ Worth: A Pocketful of Wry
When numismatists speak of “odd and curious” items, they’re referring to Yap stones, Swedish plate money and similarly strange objects that have seen use...
PNG Now Accepting 2021 Awards Nominations
(Temecula, California) April 12, 2021 – The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2021 awards, according to PNG Executive Director...
CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November
CAC-approved and CACG-encapsulated coins fared well in public sales during the month of November 2025. Here are a dozen examples that were selected from...
Examining Dates on Coins
By R.W. Julian
When beginning collectors find a coin dated in the 1800s or earlier, they automatically assume that was the year it was actually...
U.S. Mint to Launch Block Island Quarter
The United States Mint is set to launch the America the Beautiful quarter honoring Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, located in Rhode Island.
Money Museum To Deaccession Duplicate Items on eBay
The Money Museum, operated by the nonprofit American Numismatic Association in Colorado Springs, Colo., announced that it will soon be selling – or deaccessioning,...
SS Central America: Inside Story of the Fabled ‘Ship of Gold’
By Donn Pearlman
Since the announcement in 1988 of its discovery 7,200 feet below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, the California Gold Rush sunken treasure of...
COINage Profile: 1894-S Barber Dime
One of the rarest United States coins is the 1894-S Barber dime, which has a mintage of just 24 pieces, all struck as proofs....
COINage Confidential – Christine Karstedt
Christine Karstedt is Executive Vice President of Stack’s Bowers Galleries and has been a fixture at coin conventions and auctions for over 25 years....
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The 1821 Capped Head Left Half Eagle, PCGS PR65CAM is the Professional Grading Service's (PCGS) Coin of the Month.
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Gold Prices Smash Record, Head for $2,000?
After many weeks on a hot price run and much anticipation by speculators, gold prices finally soared to a new record price, hitting $1,940...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Out to Launch
Kinderhook, New York … Moravia, New York … Greeneville, Tennessee … Fremont, Ohio.
These are among the locations where the United States Mint has sought...
Market Report: Certifiably Counterfeit
By Mike Fuljenz
In the past year, I have reviewed several customers’ coin collections and sadly detected one or more counterfeit coins. In one instance,...
