How the U.S. Dollar Began
Official U.S. silver coins were first minted in 1794, and the new coinage system of the United States revolved around the silver dollar, as...
PCGS-Graded Rare Coins Realize Monster Bids at Heritage Auction Event
1804 Draped Bust Eagle Takes $5.28 Million, Other Rarities Score Strong Prices
(Santa Ana, California) – January 23, 2021 – Many important rare coins graded by Professional...
It’s News to Me: A Mistake to Sell My Error Coins?
By Donn Pearlman
Chances are good you probably have at least one “error” coin in your collection.
No, not an off-center or double struck or even...
Gold, Silver Prices Remain Perky This Week
Gold and silver prices remain in flux during the week of June 10, 2021, but are staying close to recent highs amid rising concerns...
What Happens if the Penny Goes Away
There has been speculation for some years about the lowly cent coin and whether it will be abolished. The best indication of this is...
Rare 1822 Coin Graded by PCGS Sets World-Record Price for United States Mint Gold...
An 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle Graded AU50 by Professional Coin Grading Service Sells for $8.4 Million in Stack’s Bowers Galleries Las Vegas Auction
(Santa...
COINage Profile: 1921 Peace Dollar
The 1921 Peace dollar marks an important numismatic milestone. The first truly 20th-century silver dollar honoring the end of "The War to End All...
Gold Prices To Shatter Records Today? This Week?
Gold prices closed last Friday, July 24, at $1,901 to mark the precious yellow metal's highest price in nearly a decade. Now, situated just...
Texas Bullion Depository Security Officials Learn About Numismatic Fakes
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and U.S. Treasury OIG conduct educational seminar
The opening of the Texas Bullion Depository in the Austin suburb of Leander earlier this year...
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The September 24, 2018, edition of Barron’s features a cover article, “Rediscovering Gold,” which features a line drawing of a lone Western...
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Over my 60 years of collecting, cataloging and dealing in numismatics, I have been blessed with handling so many great coins that it’s hard...
