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Mike Fuljenz and Scott Travers at the NLG Awards

Mike Fuljenz Wins Major NLG Award for Helping Coin and Gold Buyers Avoid Costly...

Mike Fuljenz Wins 2026 NLG Award for Market Insight and Consumer Protection Rare coin and precious metals markets reward knowledge. However, they can also punish...
Gold Bars

86 Tonnes of Gold on the Move: Dutch Central Bank Prepares for Crisis

The Netherlands has quietly redrawn the map of its national gold reserves. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) shifted approximately 86 metric tonnes of gold away from...
American Eagle 2026 One Ounce Palladium Uncirculated Coin

2026 American Eagle Palladium Coin: Only 5,000 Mark America’s 250th

Only 5,000: U.S. Mint’s 2026 Palladium Eagle Marks America’s 250th The United States Mint will open sales for one of its lowest-mintage 2026 American Eagle...
Gold Prices

Gold’s Quiet Buyers Return as $40 Trillion Debt and Iran War Reset the Bullion...

Gold’s Quiet Buyers Are Coming Back and the Risks Are Growing Gold and silver have recovered sharply from their summer lows. Yet the most interesting...
1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. State of Louisiana Issue. JD-1, W-01. Rarity-8. Specimen-63 (PCGS).

1861-O Half Dollar Mystery: Rare Specimen Connects Three Governments and a Mint in Rebellion

Who Struck This Rare 1861-O Half Dollar? A Civil War Mint Mystery Deepens In 1861, the New Orleans Mint changed hands as the United States...

2026 Great American Coin & Collectibles Show Adds Five Expert Seminars and Collector Prize...

Want to Collect Smarter? The 2026 GACC Show Puts Top Coin Experts in the Classroom Collectors heading to the 2026 Great American Coin & Collectibles...
Central American Republic 1824-NG M Silver 8 Reales KM-4 PCGS AU-50

Five Volcanoes, One Vanished Republic: The 1824 Central American 8 Reales

The Ceiba: Liberty Struck in Silver Most countries outlive their money. In 19th-century Central America, something remarkable happened. The money outlived the country. The 1824 Central...
1879 $20 Liberty Head Quintuple Stella, Judd-1643, Pollock-1843, Low R.7, PR64+ Deep Cameo PCGS

America’s $20 “Euro Before the Euro”: Finest 1879 Quintuple Stella Heads to Heritage

Five Were Struck: America’s Finest 1879 Quintuple Stella Five were struck. Four remain in private hands. One belongs to the Smithsonian. Now the finest-certified example of...
Jaw-Dropping Ultra Gem Proof 1939 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Proof-68+ (PCGS). CAC.

Jaw-Dropping 1939 Proof Walking Liberty Half Dollar Reaches the PCGS Summit

This Spectacular 1939 Proof Walking Liberty Half Dollar Sits at the Top of the PCGS Census A great coin design can capture motion, optimism, and...
1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition Half Dollar PCGS MS-68 (CAC

Near-Perfect 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar Heads to GreatCollections

Near-Perfect 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar Heads to GreatCollections A city rose from disaster. A canal changed global trade. Then, two legendary U.S. Mint engravers captured...
1899 $2 Silver Certificate. PCGS Banknote Gem Uncirculated 65 PPQ.

1899 $2 Silver Certificate: The “Mini-Porthole” Note With a Rare Taft-Era Signature Pair

This 1899 $2 “Mini-Porthole” Note Hides an Incredible American Story At first glance, the Series 1899 $2 Silver Certificate grabs attention for an obvious reason....
GREAT BRITAIN. Silver "Gothic" Florin Pattern, 1848. London Mint. Victoria. NGC PROOF-66.

The Rare 1848 Gothic Florin Pattern Behind Britain’s “Godless Florin” Scandal

1848 Gothic Florin Pattern: Britain’s Decimal Revolution in Silver At first glance, the 1848 Great Britain Gothic Florin Pattern looks like pure Victorian theater. Queen Victoria...

1866 Liberty Seated Dime: The 8,000-Coin Reconstruction Rarity

Only 8,000 Were Struck: The 1866 Dime That Survived Reconstruction Only 8,000 business-strike 1866 Liberty Seated Dimes left the Philadelphia Mint. Even more remarkably, the...
Trump "July 4th" Privy Mark Discovery Coin

‘July 4th’ Privy Trump Dollar Discovered Before U.S. Mint Launch

Surprise July 4th Privy Trump Dollar Surfaces Days Before U.S. Mint Launch Heritage Auctions numismatist Rene Alvarenga discovered an unannounced “July 4th” privy-mark 2026 Donald...
1936 50C Delaware MS68 PCGS.

1936 Delaware Half Dollar: The Three-Date Coin That Sold for a Record Price

The U.S. Half Dollar With Three Dates, and a $19,200 Record Some coins tell their story with a portrait. Others rely on a famous battle,...
Debut of an innovative new series of premium precious metal collectibles: crayons made of .999 fine silver.

Crayola Silver Crayon Makes Colorful Debut at ANA 2026

Crayola Just Turned Its Iconic Blue Crayon Into 1.5 Ounces of Silver An American childhood icon has entered the precious metals market. Kevin Lipton Rare Coins...
The First 1923 Lincoln Porthole with Serial Number A1B

The 1923 Lincoln Porthole $5 Silver Certificate: The Strange Story Behind an American Currency...

The $5 Bill With Lincoln in a “Porthole”, and the Treasury Secret Hidden for Decades Few American banknotes command attention as quickly as the 1923...
1857-S $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS MS-65 Spiked Shield

1857-S Spiked Shield Double Eagle: A Gem Survivor of the S.S. Central America

This Gem 1857-S Double Eagle Survived a Hurricane and 131 Years Beneath the Atlantic Some rare coins survive history. Others seem to survive the impossible. This...
Two-Piece Set of 1912 Pattern Buffalo Nickels. Uniface Obverse and Reverse Electrotrials. Design by James Earle Fraser. MS-64 (PCGS).

Before the Buffalo Nickel Existed, James Earle Fraser Made These Remarkable 1912 Electrotrials

The United States Mint struck the first Buffalo nickels, but James Earle Fraser had to sell Treasury officials on an idea. His solution did not...
2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal

2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal: U.S. Mint’s IndyCar First

U.S. Mint Puts Washington’s First IndyCar Race on a Half Dollar Planchet For one weekend in August, Indy cars will thunder past the monuments of...

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