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Cavalcade of Clad Curiosities

60 Years of Clad Coinage Offers Rarities Galore The year 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the United States Mint’s production of copper-nickel clad coinage. Rising silver prices in the early 1960s led to the...

DWIGHT MANLEY

GREATEST COIN COLLECTOR IN THE WORLD Dwight Manley is the greatest coin collector in the world, widely admired for his talents and achievements. He develops real estate in California but also builds bridges for the...

Directive to Abolish the ‘Penny’ 

It looks like the Lincoln head cent, commonly known by Americans as the “penny,” really is doomed. On February 9,  2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said he is directing the United States Treasury...

Politicians Debate Tariffs & Taxes

Will tariff-slapped China stop buying gold? The 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, took the oath of office on January 20, 2025, and he did not waste any time in starting to...

BUILDING YOUR OWN BITCOIN TYPE SET

APPROACHES USED FOR RARE COINS ALSO APPLY TO PHYSICAL CRYPTO How do you approach building a collection in the physical crypto category? The answer is relatively simple in that the very same collecting approaches used...

2025 New World Order

SUPREMELY IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL COIN EXPO Coins, medals, paper money and tokens are included in definitions of numismatics. The NYINC is the New York International Numismatic Convention and is held in New York City every January....

Gold Wins

2025 DOLLAR WEAKNESS COULD PUSH GOLD HIGHER The year 2024 was a good year for stocks, but it was a great year for gold. In fact, you could say that gold won in 2024 as...

Do Not Lose Your Coins!

Digital & Bullion Trends As we all know, rare coins are valuable commodities. Even if individual coins are relatively common, the total value of your collection/accumulation can become substantial very quickly. So, how do you...

TOP 6 TEN CENTS

By BARRY SUNSHINE An Exceptional Half-Dozen Early Dimes As a certified public accountant and a sophisticated collector of the finest-quality early dimes, I know how to count to six with the best dimes I have ever...

DAVID CRENSHAW

Protecting Coin and Bullion Buyers & Sellers David Crenshaw, executive director of the National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA), has been immersed in numismatics since discovering his first blue Whitman folder at age 10. A...