Collecting Ancient Coins in an Era of Import Restrictions
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Ask a collector of ancient coins if they have ever bought a coin from an overseas vendor, and you...
Counterfeit Coins and the Effects on Numismatics
By Harvey Stack - Founder, Stack's Bowers ......
Editors Note: Links to the next two Articles.... Part2 Part 3
Counterfeiting, or making something false, has...
Tennessee Governor Signs Full Repeal of Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason - Money Metals Exchange ......
With Governor Bill Lee’s (R) signature on Friday, Tennessee has officially become the 42nd state in the...
Tennessee to Become 42nd State to End Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason - Money Metals Exchange ......
Both houses of the Tennessee legislature yesterday overwhelmingly passed bills that would make the Volunteer State the...
Alabama Expands, Extends Sales Tax Exemption Involving Gold and Silver
By Stefan Gleason - Money Metals Exchange ......
With Governor Kay Ivey’s signature on sound money legislation today, Alabama has become the second state this...
Virginia Bullion Sales-Tax Exemption Extended and Threshold Removed
By National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) ......
On March 2, Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signed House Bill 3, which extends the sunset date for...
2022 Could Be “Year of Sound Money” in States
By Jp Cortez - Money Metals Exchange ......
Last year was a good year for state-level sound money legislation across the United States. 2022 could...
Precious Metals Service Awards Given to Arkansas, Ohio Coin Dealers
By National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) ......
The National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) dealer-members Dan Hedges (Auro Industries in Little Rock, Arkansas) ...
Oklahoma to Consider Holding Gold and Silver, Removing Income Taxes
By Jp Cortez - Money Metals Exchange ......
On Thursday, January 20, an Oklahoma state representative introduced legislation that would enable the State Treasurer to...
Coin Dealers: Protect Your Business From State Greed
In light of the Supreme Court’s South Dakota v. Wayfair decision, what would it mean for your business to be free of the burden...
Ohio Budget Bill Reinstates Investment Bullion and Coin Sales Tax Exemption
The Ohio 2022–2023 budget reinstates the sales tax exemption for the purchases of investment metal bullion and investment coins that was eliminated in the...
NCBA Seeks Dealer Data to Help Combat State Efforts Against Bullion Sales Tax Exemptions
The National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) is fighting to preserve sales-tax exemptions on coins, paper money, and precious-metals bullion in 39 states, and...
Coin and Bullion Dealers, Tell Congress to Support Changes to AML Act of 2020
By Industry Council for Tangible Assets ......
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 became law on January 1, 2021, and Congress is currently developing many...
Tips for Buyers of Ancient Coins
By Wayne Sayles .....
Some Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) members have asked what they can do to assure that the purchases they make are...
Small Business Investors, Hobbyists Sue Minnesota for Criminalizing Their Pursuits
Coin Collectors, Precious Metal Investors Fight MN Requirement to be Licensed and Bonded for Transactions Over $25K
A group of small business investors and coin...
CoinWeek Podcast #142: A Legal Challenge to the Minnesota Coin Law
CoinWeek Podcast #142: A Challenge to the Minnesota Coin Law
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe...
Collecting Ancient Coins: Time to Consider a New Paradigm That Facilitates Lawful Trade
By Peter K. Tompa - Cultural Property Observer.....
The following is a statement delivered at the Wednesday, July 22 meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory...
ICTA Gives Service Award to Kansas Dealer Dean Schmidt
By Industry Council for Tangible Assets ......
Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) dealer-member Dean Schmidt (Dean Schmidt Rare Coins, Atchison, Kansas) was honored during...
Former Police Chief Doug Davis Named Anti-Counterfeiting Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational...
Current Anti-Counterfeiting Director Beth Deisher will step down in September after successful anti-counterfeiting work
Doug Davis, founder of the Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) and...
Gold & Precious Metals News: Ohio Budget Kills Sales-Tax Exemption for Bullion, Coins
By Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) ......
ICTA member Dave Miholer (Executive Coin Company, Stow, Ohio) brought to our attention in May that the...
Kansas Governor Signs Sales Tax Exemption on Gold, Silver Coins, Precious Metals Bullion
By Industry Council for Tangible Assets ......
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, Kansas governor Laura Kelly (D) signed into law House Bill 2140, which provides...
West Virginia Legislature Votes to End Sales Tax on Gold & Silver
By Sound Money Defense League ......
Sound money advocates rejoiced on Friday, March 8 as the state legislature of West Virginia overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill...
Coin Industry News: 2018 Diane Piret Award, Promotion at Heritage Currency
Alabama Coin Dealers Honored With Diane Piret Service Award
By Industry Council for Tangible Assets ......
Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) dealer-members Phil Darby (J&P...
Congressmen Introduce Bill to End Taxation of Gold and Silver
The battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) today introduced sound money legislation...
Gold & Silver Political Action Committee and South Dakota vs Wayfair
Summer comes to an end, and with it the legislative season for most of the country. In the words of our Chairman Barry Stuppler, the...
ACEF Receives IRS Approval, Now Public Charity
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) final approval as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and designation as a public...
CoinWeek IQ: Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985
A Coin Act to authorize the minting of gold bullion coins.
Be it in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United...
CoinWeek Podcast #104: South Dakota vs. Wayfair and Its Potential Impact on You
CoinWeek Podcast #104: South Dakota vs. Wayfair and Its Potential Impact on You
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or...
CoinWeek IQ: Coinage Act of 1792
Coinage Act of 1792
United States Statutes at Large, 2nd Congress, Session I., p. 246-251. April 2, 1792
AN ACT Establishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins...
Gold & Silver PAC May 2018 e-Newsletter
By John Villavicencio for the Gold & Silver PAC ......
Gold & Silver News From the Political Coordinator
Update on Candidate Steve Bieda
Last month we reported that...