Rare 1838-O Half Dollar Could Sell For Half Million Dollars
A half million bucks for a half dollar? It's a good deal if you're talking about the super-rare 1838-O Capped Bust half dollar, which...
Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Paul Blaise Marino
By Antoinette Rahn
In her poem “Children Learn What They Live,” author Dorothy Law Nolte provides various examples of the action and reaction of life...
COINage Magazine Wins 2024 Numismatic Literary Guild Award
COINage magazine was honored with the “Best Professional Periodical” award for 2024 from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild. It was given August 7 at...
Issue Highlights: Aug/Sept. 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the Aug./Sept. 2020 issue...
Collectors Invited to Attend PNG Day Show
(ROSEMONT, Illinois) — The Professional Numismatists Guild will host its 2019 PNG Day show on Monday, August 12, in Hall F of the Donald...
Billionaire Coin Collectors Competing for “Best of Breed” Coin Sets
An old adage is that coin collecting is “The Hobby of Kings,” since only kings could afford or have the power to seize the top quality rare coins made of precious metals. Today, that slogan has changed to become “The Collector is King,” with the serious collector of rare coins driving up prices.
1878 8 Tailfeathers Morgan Dollar, PCGS Coin of the Month
The 1878 8 Tailfeathers Morgan Dollar, PCGS PR66CAM is the Professional Grading Service's (PCGS) Coin of the Month.
There are few coins as popular as the Morgan...
1853/2 Liberty Head Eagle from S.S. Central America: PCGS Coin of the Week
The 1853/2 Liberty Head Eagle from S.S. Central America is the Professional Grading Service's (PCGS) Coin of the Week.
The SS Central America was known as...
Gold Prices Flirt With $1,800 Before Falling Yet Again
Gold investors are probably growing increasingly frustrated... While gold prices are at 8-year highs this week, the price of gold just can't seem to...
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Editor's Note: If you've ever found yourself fielding questions about how one goes about getting into coin collecting with a smaller budget, this list...
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The History of Colorized Coins
The popularity of coins with color on them drives certain segments of rare coin markets and collectors. Morgan Dollars, type coins, and classic commemoratives...
PCGS Banknote Grades Ultra-Rare $1,000 Grand Watermelon Note
The 1890 $1,000 Grand Watermelon was the first banknote to cross the million-dollar threshold at auction
(Santa Ana, California, July 9, 2020) – The finest-known...
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...
