Issue Highlights: June 2018
Preview of the June 2018 issue of COINage magazine.
Valuable Coins Are Still Out There
What rare and valuable coins do you think are still out there and waiting to be discovered?
PCGS Announces Security Chip-Embedded Slabs To Protect Against Counterfeiting
(December 26, 2019) – Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is excited to announce its partnership with HID Global to begin embedding high-security Near Field...
What Are Gold Prices Doing In May 2020?
Heading into the first full week of May, many folks want to know where gold prices are and where they may go as spring...
Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar
Zachary Taylor has the distinction of being one of a handful of U.S. presidents who never won an elective office before capturing the nation’s...
Making the Most of It: Fun Ways to Save
Editor's Note: It’s not easy to make sense of it all, to remain calm and hopeful, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why...
It’s News to Me: Curate vs. Conserve; Penny vs. Cent
By Donn Pearlman
A reader cordially disagreed with my use of the word “curated” in the November 2018 edition of COINage. The column, headlined “Curated,...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1861 Paquet Reverse Double Eagle
The 1861 Paquet Reverse double eagle is the Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) Coin of the Week. One of the rarest coins around, the...
There’s an App for That?
Indeed, there is an app for that, and technology is changing the way dealers and collectors buy and sell their cherished inventory. But will...
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PCGS Coin of the Week: 1916-D Mercury Dime
The indisputable king of the Winged Liberty (or "Mercury") dime series is the 1916-D Mercury dime, one of the most important rarities of the...
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Valuable Jefferson Nickels You Can Find In Circulation
Jefferson nickels remained largely unchanged from their launch in 1938 until 2004, when the Westward Journey nickel series kicked off. And while there aren't...
Getting Started with Hard Times Tokens
By David Schwager
If all the coins in circulation went away, would you make your own? More than once in American history, people took minting...
On This Day: California State Quarter
January 31, 2005: The California quarter is released as part of the United States Mint's 50 State Quarter Program.


























