Announcing the ANS Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

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...
Box Breaks for Coins: Questions, Answers, and Numbers on VaultBox Series 1

Box Breaks for Coins: Questions, Answers, and Numbers on VaultBox Series 1

By David Schwager for CoinWeek .....   Let’s start with questions and answers about VaultBox coin blind boxes, then go through the quantitative research. Questions and Answers Q:...
CoinWeek IQ - Intro to Colonial State Copper Coins

Confederation-Period Copper Coins: Halfpence, Cents, or Coppers?

By Craig Sholley, John Dannreuther, Jeff Rock, William Eckberg, Chris McCawley, and Brian Greer for PCGS ......   Many of the Confederation-period copper coins, including the...
Roger Burdette: Why the First Mint Stayed in Philadelphia 

Roger Burdette: Why the First Mint Stayed in Philadelphia 

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   In 1792, when the first U.S. Mint was getting started, the nation’s capital was in Philadelphia. Congress...
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Book Sale February 25

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Book Sale February 25

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are pleased to announce that we will be holding our next auction sale on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The...
This 1796 No Stars “BD-1” Quarter Eagle is an extremely rare and valuable variety, with the example owned by Harry W. Bass, Jr. grading PCGS AU55 in a September 2022 auction for $312,000. Courtesy of PCGS TrueView.

Market Matters: Do You Have a Valuable Die Variety in Your Collection or Inventory?

By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ......   Seriously... If you have a substantial collection--or inventory, if you’re a dealer--chances may be high that you own a...
Jeff Garrett: The Box of Twenty Approach to Coin Collecting

Jeff Garrett: The Box of Twenty Approach to Coin Collecting

By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ......   One of the greatest innovations in the history of the hobby was the introduction of coin...
Counterfeit 1875-CC Half Dollars and Facebook “Sponsored” Ads

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...
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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...
Numismatist David W. Lange Has Passed Away

Numismatist David W. Lange Has Passed Away

David W. Lange, noted numismatist, die variety expert, and lifelong fan of collecting coin boards, has passed away after a three-year battle with cancer....
1802 Half Cent Counterfeit Close Up. Image: NGC.

Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1802/0 Half Cent

Telltale clues indicate this fake originated from a later coin   By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) .....   The early years of the United States Mint saw some...
CoinWeek Podcast #173: My Time at the United States Mint, With David J. Ryder

CoinWeek Podcast #173: My Time at the United States Mint, With David J. Ryder

  Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. In this episode of the CoinWeek...
ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

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...
Kolbe & Fanning - Auction Sale 166

Even More Highlights From the Feb. 25 Kolbe & Fanning Book Sale

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are pleased to announce that we will be holding our next auction sale on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The...
P-Mintmark Firsts on US Coins

P-Mintmark Firsts on US Coins

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......   There’s much numismatic clamor for coins from the “CC” mint that operated in Carson City, Nevada, from 1870 through...
Certified Coin Marketplace - CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in February 2023

Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in February 2023

In addition to realizing impressive prices in internet sales during the month of February, CAC-approved coins fared well in live auctions in Las Vegas...
Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

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...
The Ancient Coin Podcast: Episode 25.

Aaron Berk: Ancient Coin Podcast – Episode 25

In the 25th episode of the Aaron Berk Ancient Coin Podcast, expert Aaron Berk and fellow Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. numismatist Mike Nottelmann take...
Jeff Garrett: The Rare Coin Business 2.0

Jeff Garrett: The Rare Coin Business 2.0

New technologies are changing the rare coin market and how numismatic companies do business   By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ......   The rare coin...
PCGS Now Certifying and Grading Franklin Mint Medals. Image: PCGS.

PCGS Now Certifying and Grading Franklin Mint Medals

By Jay Turner for PCGS ......   The Franklin Mint, founded in 1964 by the late Joseph H. Segel and named after founding father Benjamin Franklin,...
Travers American Gold Eagle

American Gold Eagle Struck at Launch Offered by GreatCollections

GreatCollections is offering collectors a very interesting opportunity to purchase the 27th American Gold Eagle ever struck. Not only is this high-quality coin graded...
Lesser Known History of the US Mint in Saudi Gold and Other Tales

Lesser Known History of the US Mint in Saudi Gold and Other Tales

Seneca Mill Press LLC proudly announces release of the latest numismatic book by Roger W. Burdette, Saudi Gold and Other Tales from the Mint. America’s...
1910-S Saint-Gaudens $10 Gold Coin - Guess the Grade

Grade This 1910-S Saint-Gaudens $10 Indian Gold Coin

  This week, CoinWeek has a 1910-S Saint-Gaudens Indian Head $10 eagle gold coin for you to grade. PCGS graded this coin and it has a...
Jeff Garrett: Collecting Silver Dollar Varieties. Image: NGC/ CoinWeek.

Jeff Garrett: Collecting Silver Dollar Varieties

By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ......   Collecting United States coins by die variety has its origins in early copper coinage. Some of...
CoinWeek Podcast: Coin Telemarkter Confidential.

CoinWeek Podcast #174: Coin Telemarketer Confidential

  Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. * * * In this episode of...
ANA Summer Seminar 2023 - Something for Every Collector

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...
Numismatic Art: Adding an Appreciation for the Art of a Coin

Numismatic Art: Adding an Appreciation for the Art of a Coin

By Jay Turner for PCGS ......   There has always been a bond between numismatics and art. This connection is an appreciation for the design of...
Roger Burdette - The First 1878-S Morgan Dollars Struck.

Roger Burdette: First 1878-S Morgan Silver Dollars Struck

Morgan Silver Dollars by Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   The first standard Morgan Silver Dollars designed by George T. Morgan were struck at...
American Numismatic Society (ANS) Invites Applications for 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics

ANS Invites Applications for 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics, to be awarded to the best...
CoinWeek Podcast #176: Selling Coin Stories With Donn Pearlman

CoinWeek Podcast #176: Selling Coin Stories with Donn Pearlman

  Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. * * * For more than 40...