Buying Coins Can Be Taxing

By Donn Pearlman Purchasing coins became a heck of a lot more complicated for many dealers and auction houses, and potentially more expensive for collectors, because of a U.S. Supreme Court case last year known...

Legacy Currency Grading Joins Marketplace

Noted money authentication expert Jason W. Bradford and a team of experts are heading  Legacy Currency Grading (www.LegacyGrading.com), a new paper money grading and authentication company. Bradford, the founding and former president of PCGS Currency,...

WANTED: Nominees for Anti-Counterfeiting Crusader Award

— Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, bank notes and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year? The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees...

RF Precious Metals, LLC Ready to Advise

A new rare coins and precious metals consulting company, RF Precious Metals, LLC (http://www.rfpreciousmetals.com), is on the scene to assist collectors, investors, financial planners and asset and estate managers with buying and selling of...

Ten Little Tips for Enjoying a Big Show

By Marcy Gibbel With coin show season well under way, it’s a perfect time to offer a few tips that will make your experience even more enjoyable as you plan your show schedule for the...

Spectacular FUN Auction Highlights

By Mike Fuljenz Heritage Auctions announced that its January numismatic auctions surpassed $71 million in sales. A beautiful and finest-known 1885 Trade dollar, PR-66 NGC, brought $3.96 million at Heritage’s Florida United Numismatist’s Platinum Night Auction....

Scott Travers’ Top 12 Coins for 2019

By Scott Travers 2019 will probably not be a year of surprises, good or bad, for the rare coin and precious metals market. It will likely be remembered as a year of the expected and...
Gold bars in a vault

Goldman Sachs Forecasts $1,425 Gold by Year’s End

By Mike Fuljenz On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs raised its gold forecasts to $1,425 over the next 12 months. It sees $1,325 within three months, $1,375 within six months,...

‘Marvelous Historical Find’ from Recovered S.S. Central America Cash Box

Historic silver and gold coins discovered in the purser’s lock box in 2014 from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America that sank in 1857, are coming to market for collectors, according to...

Coin of the Week: Discovered Flowing Hair Stella

Numismatic rarity discovered after decades in Massachusetts family safe