Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression
By James Passin
The chain, thank God!
the chain is broken,
Its severed links may do us harm;
But the Grand Fiat has been spoken,
And free forever is the arm.
-“Admonition” by James Madison Bell-
Twenty-two percent of all...
Gold Prices Break Through $1,900; Silver Hot, Too
Gold prices are on the move today, May 26, 2021, as economic reports and fervent investment activity favor the yellow-colored precious metal. As of this morning, gold prices clearly broke beyond $1,900 per ounce...
Paper Money Mindset: Confederate Currency
You’ve likely heard about and perhaps even seen Confederate currency. But how much do you know about the legal tender? We spent time researching the subject, and here are five fascinating facts about this...
Bullion Demand and Rare Coin Optimism
By Michael Fuljenz
Whenever financial, political, or other world events lead to a continued increase in the buying of gold and silver bullion coins for diversification or as a form of financial insurance, we often...
PCGS Coin of the Week: 1937-D 3-Legged Buffalo Nickel
Coin collectors love variety — especially when that variety comes in the form of varieties — plural. And one of the most popular of these varieties is the 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo nickel, an oddity that...
Change for a Reagan? New Coin Designs are Coming
By Donn Pearlman
There is an exciting future for the coin hobby, and that future is not too distant.
The United States Mint is releasing this year in 2021 new “tail’s side” designs on American...
Gold, Silver Prices Climb Two Steps Upward, One Step Back
It's been a week of watchful waiting as bullion speculators keep their eyes on the gold and silver price tickers. Gold started the week below $1,850, and many were talking about buying on the...
Eye on Auctions: Classic Commemoratives
By Antoinette Rahn
Some things just stop you in your tracks. For us, when we came across the words “classic commemoratives” in a description for a recent auction offered by Heritage Auctions, we stopped and...
S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure World Gold Coins in Goldberg Auction
First offering of these historic coins retrieved in 2014 from Atlantic Ocean site where fabled “Ship of Gold” sank in 1857
Two of the finest known, very rare 1855 and 1856 Australian sovereigns as well as an interesting...
Presenters Wanted for 2021 World’s Fair of Money
The American Numismatic Association is currently accepting applications from members to present during the 2021 World's Fair of Money.
Expansive educational forums will be led by notable speakers sharing their numismatic expertise, including the Sundman...
