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Rush to Gold: From Mines to Mints (Part II)
By Steve Voynick
Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series. Enjoy part I >>>
Gold Boom Sparks Mint Expansion
By 1857, California’s mines had...
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...
Discovery of a Lifetime: 1854-S Gold Half Eagle
A previously unknown 1854-S Liberty Head half eagle – considered among the rarest of all U.S. coins – will be offered by Heritage Auctions...
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Warns Feds About Online Coin
(Temecula, California) December 23, 2020 -- Promptly acting on a tip from a concerned collector, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation’s (www.ACEFonline.org) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF)...
The Pandemic’s Impact on Coin Collecting
The pandemic's impact on coin collecting has been a reshaping of the hobby and the news isn't all dire. Some might even go so...
Newly Issued Newman Grants Support Numismatic Research
In-depth research into six unique and distinct topics in numismatics recently gained support from the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES).
The support comes...
Historic Philadelphia coins come home in ANA showcase
The finest known 1792 half disme, formerly owned by the first U.S. mint director, David Rittenhouse, and the finer of the two known 1861 Philadelphia Mint Paquet Reverse Liberty Head double eagles will be featured exhibits in the Museum Showcase at the American Numismatic Association’s 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money®.
COINage Kids: Can You Spot the Fake?
By Marcy Gibbel
The best way for a young collector to avoid counterfeit, or “fake,” coins is to arm yourself with as much knowledge as...
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Decisions, Decisions: Coin Folder Or Coin Album?
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, COINage New Editor
In the course of my coin collecting journey, I’ve had to grapple with one of the great decisions we...
4 Tree-Rific Coins For Celebrating Arbor Day
It's been a busy week... Monday helped kick off National Coin Week, Wednesday was Earth Day. And today, Friday April 24? It's Arbor Day....
Coin Designer Justin Kunz Signs Exclusive Basketball Hall of Fame...
The celebrated United States Mint designer is hand signing PCGS labels to be paired with Basketball Hall of Fame Coins
(Santa Ana, California – August...
