COINage Magazine

By Antoinette Rahn Have you ever described a coin as beautiful, stunning, dazzling, or perhaps exquisite and received a perplexed reaction from someone who is not passionate about coins? I think it's safe to say if...

After many weeks on a hot price run and much anticipation by speculators, gold prices finally soared to a new record price, hitting $1,940 on Monday, July 27. This beats the previous all-time records...

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 a few dollars shy of the $1,917 all-time high in...

Gold kicked off Friday morning tearing past $1,900 per ounce and could be on a path to eclipse its all-time record high of $1,920 reached in September 2011. Investors are scrambling to make some...

Tied for finest-known 1856-S dime, rare 1856-S/s quarter, miner’s gold dust and coins from fabled ship’s safe among highlights Historic sunken treasure from the California Gold Rush recovered from the fabled S.S. Central America which...

As gold prices enter their third week at or above the $1,800-per-ounce threshold, investors wonder when gold will tick past its next milestone of $1,900 per ounce. And what about $2,000 per ounce? If...

For just the third time in its history, the American Numismatic Association Annual Convention is canceled, the ANA Board of Governors announced Thursday afternoon, July 14. The convention and the World's Fair of Money was...

One of the rarest United States coins is the 1894-S Barber dime, which has a mintage of just 24 pieces, all struck as proofs. Today, only nine examples are known, and while numismatists want...

Seller is suspect in another counterfeits case Acting on a tip from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org), federal and local California law enforcement agents now are investigating the attempted sale of $400,000 of counterfeit coins...

As the new trading week begins, many are eager to see if gold will maintain its position above $1,800 per ounce. The precious yellow metal made a run at $1,800 early last week for...