COINage Magazine

Reports of the demise of “mini-dollar” coins appear to have been premature. Fifty weeks after the Obama Administration administered last rites to the Presidential $1 Coin program, a hearing in the House of Representatives served...

With talk of the cent and nickel being discontinued due to high production costs, the possible collapse of the euro and the digital “MintChip” from Canada being touted by some as the evolution of...

When numismatists speak of “odd and curious” items, they’re referring to Yap stones, Swedish plate money and similarly strange objects that have seen use through the centuries as mediums of exchange. In this month’s column,...

Table of Contents, January 2013

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COINage recently interviewed error-coin expert Fred Weinberg. He discussed today's error-coin marketplace and gave the magazine a peek at some of his favorite items. 1111 Fred Weinberg Interview

COINage recently interviewed Chris Imperato of New World Rarities. He told the magazine how he started collecting coins and discussed some virtually untapped areas in the field--areas that have great collecting potential. Chris Imperato Interview

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SOUTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA – The demand for precious metals hasn’t been as strong in the United States since the Gold Rush of 1849, but nowadays the “prospecting” is done at auction, and the treasures are...

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