ANS Announces Inauguration of Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

Beginning in 2023, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) will award a limited number of fellowships each year, worth between $1,500 and $2,500 USD each,...

More Than 4,000 Collectors Flock to Phoenix National Money Show

The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) 2023 National Money Show in Phoenix, Arizona, welcomed 4,306 people to the three-day event, held March 2-4 at the...

ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

Applications for the Gerome Walton Memorial College Scholarship provided by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) are being accepted through March 13. The scholarship fund...

Numismatic Crime – Coins Stolen From International Shipments

  By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Stolen in Transit: USPS - Texas to California A package being shipped by Priority Mail...

Coin Clubs to Make Your Collecting More Dynamic in the New...

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   First off, Happy New Year to all my fellow collectors and numismatists! As 2023 is starting, let’s look at...

PNG Offers Coin Show Security Tips for Dealers and Collectors

“The world is becoming less secure and coin shows are increasingly a target for both sophisticated and novice criminals looking to make a quick...

Counterfeit 1875-CC Half Dollars and Facebook “Sponsored” Ads

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   I first became aware of these fakes in fake PCGS slabs through a Facebook advertisement in...

Perth Mint Issues Special Privy Mark ANDA Kookaburra Coin

The Perth Mint is proud to present this exclusive Australian Kookaburra as its 2023 Melbourne Money Expo ANDA Special. Struck from 1oz of 99.99%...

All-Star Line-Up at ANA Phoenix National Money Show

Attendees to the National Money Show, March 2-4, can see $100 million of historic numismatic treasures   Collectors and dealers can enjoy a double-play of numismatics...

Numismatic Crime – Vehicle Burglary Suspects Target Coin Dealers

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Suspects Arrested in Coin Dealer Vehicle Burglary A coin dealer heading home from the recent...

Numismatic Crime – Coins, Bankotes Stolen in Transit

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Stolen in Transit: USPS - Kansas to Florida A package shipped by USPS Express Mail...

Are the Sponsian Coins Real? Further Considerations

By Alice Sharpless for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   A new study, published by Paul N. Pearson et al. last week in Plos One, has...

Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor...

NCBA Committee Makes Commemorative Coin Recommendations

On January 10, 2023, the Numismatic Industry Coinage Advisory Committee (NICAC) released its first commemorative coin recommendations to the United States Congress. NICAC is...

The John S. White Medal and the Rise and Fall of...

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Medals help tell a story, but they rarely tell the entire story. The medallic arts are...

About Cents – First Published Variety Study of Large Cents

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   From time to time at the ANS Library, we still get books and other numismatic items...

Longtime Numismatic Leader Tom Uram to Run for ANA President

Tom Uram, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN), former chairman of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), former American Numismatic Association (ANA)...

PNG 2023 YN Scholarship Competition Announced

For the first time since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) will provide a scholarship to a deserving young...

Tennessee Coin Dealer, Legislators Honored With Service Awards

Longtime member Col. Steven Ellsworth, (ret.) was honored by the National Coin and Bullion Association (NCBA) on January 4 during the organization’s membership dinner...

Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

Submissions for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition are being accepted through April 1. The awards were established to...

Announcing the ANS Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research. The ANS Chairman's Fellowships are designed to...

Central States Plans New Areas For 2023 Expanded Convention

Three new bourse floor areas will be added for the convenience of collectors and dealers at the next Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention...

Numismatic Crime – Counterfeit Notes Sold Over Facebook

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Shop Burglary - Florida The Bay County Sheriff’s Deptartment is investigating the early morning...

An Epidemic of Counterfeit 1881-CC Morgans and Bad “PCGS” Slabs

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   The initial wave of fakes that I found (I recorded 13 different sellers during an approximately...

ANA Summer Seminars Offer Something for Every Collector

The best learning experience in numismatics returns again this summer. The American Numismatic Association's (ANA) Summer Seminar, slated for June 17-22 (session 1) and...

Gold Coinage in Pre-Meiji Japan

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   The coinage of western Eurasia and its colonial explants featured, from the Archaic Aegean to the...
John Feigenbaum Selected as PNG Executive Director

Free PNG Grading Service Symposium at 2023 FUN

Are you a dealer with questions about coin grading and third-party certification services? What are the new owners of NGC and PCGS doing to...

Jewish-American Hall of Fame Commemorates Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Independence

No More Than 75 Impressive Medals Will be Made Commemorating Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Independence Featuring a Remarkable Portrait of “The Father of Modern...

Numismatic Crime – Coin Theft at New York International Convention

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   The New York City Police Department is investigating a coin theft that occurred at...

Numismatic Crime – Help Catch Traveling Coin Theft Suspects

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Lost/Stolen in Transit: UPS - Texas to Georgia A package being shipped UPS Overnight direct...