CoinWeek Podcast #162: James McCartney: From Coins to Catalogs
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Continuity and Legitimacy: The Ancient Coins of Septimius Severus
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Septimius Severus ascended to the throne in absentia as he marched from the “sleepy” Danubian province of Pannonia Superior...
Big Things Happened at the Mint in the Month of July
By CoinWeek .....
In July, the summer heat continues to pummel for 31 days. But school is out, and families can finally (FINALLY) go on that...
How a Coin Gets Bad Karma – And How It Can Regain Its Mojo
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
I recently sold an interesting coin (details to follow) and the entire process, which was reasonably quick...
NGC Photo Proofs – Something I’ve Never Seen Before
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....
One of the aspects of numismatics that I find particularly enjoyable is reading vintage books and periodicals and, through...
Helena, the First Christian Pilgrim
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
Some years ago, on a visit to Rome, my wife and I searched out the church of Santa Croce...
Numismatic Crime Updates: Coins Stolen or Missing in Transit
By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......
Latin American Coins Stolen/Lost in Texas
A UPS package shipped from Spain to...
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities to Acquire NGC and Certified Collectibles Group
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that funds managed by its Tactical Opportunities business have agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Certified Collectibles Group...
Almost Emperors: Three Caesars Who Didn’t Quite Make It and Their Coins
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
This article deals with three men that, while seemingly destined to become the emperor of ancient Rome--indeed, they held...
Eagles on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
MAJESTIC, POWERFUL, SWIFT, and intelligent, the eagle has held a strong grip on human imagination since the...
Five Brief Takes: Early US Gold Coins
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
Early US gold is defined as quarter eagles, half eagles, and eagles struck between 1795 and 1834....
CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America’s Historical & Political Metal (with Economist William Silber)
CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America's Historical & Political Metal (with Economist William Silber)
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic...
US Coins – Roger Burdette Explores Most Unusual Coinage Proposals in New Book
Seneca Mill Press LLC announces the release of the latest numismatic book by Roger W. Burdette:
Fads, Fakes & Foibles
Most 19th-century Americans thought of coins...
The Silver Shortage and How It’s Affecting You: Bullion Shark
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, there have been some amazing developments regarding silver bullion and the...
Big Things Happened at the Mint in the Month of June
By CoinWeek .....
Spring ends and summer begins in June. At the United States Mint, June has marked both beginnings and endings. Key personnel arrive and...
The Humble Coinage of the First Seleucid King
Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, never put his own portrait on the empire’s coinage. Why?
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Since...
So… What’s the Third Rarest No Motto New Orleans Eagle in High Grades?
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
It’s pretty obvious to specialists that the two rarest No Motto New Orleans eagle $10 gold coins...
CoinWeek Podcast #159: The Infamous 1933 Double Eagle (with David Tripp)
CoinWeek Podcast #159: The Infamous 1933 Double Eagle (with David Tripp)
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1875 Indian Head Cent
Counterfeit 1875 Indian Head Cent
Indian Head Cent By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
Many Chinese counterfeits are made from dies that are...
History Hidden in Plain Sight: Freemasons on United States Coins
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
According to some, the secretive fraternity of the Freemasons is elitist and anti-democratic. Still others have...
Coin Question – How to Successfully Interact With a Coin Dealer
How to Ask a Coin Question by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
A day rarely passes without a non-collector calling me or emailing...
First 2021 Morgan Dollars Sell Out in Minutes
By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....
2021 Morgan dollars with privy marks representing the New Orleans and Carson City Mints became unavailable almost immediately at...
Ancient Coins of Lucania, Part 1: Metapontum, Heraclea, and Sybaris
By Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....
Lucania was one of the most important regions of Magna Graecia, an area that encompassed the Greek colonies of...
Numismatic Crime Updates: Coins, Banknotes Stolen or Missing From FedEx
By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......
Canadian Notes Stolen/Lost via FedEx
A FedEx package being shipped from Canada to...
CoinWeek Podcast #158: Dr. Don Kagin, a Life in Numismatics
CoinWeek Podcast #158: Dr. Don Kagin, a Life in Numismatics
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First Read: The Confident Carson City Coin Collector, Volumes 1-3
First Read, a continuing series of essays about classic and contemporary works of numismatic literature ...
The Confident Carson City Coin Collector is the most...
Crown of Iron: Coins of the Lombard Kings
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
THE LOMBARDS, A tribe that traced their origin to Scandinavia, migrated into Eastern Europe in the fifth...
Dr. Ursula Kampmann Chosen for Numismatic Literary Guild Board
Editor-in-Chief of CoinsWeekly succeeds long-time NLG executive Donn Pearlman
Ursula Kampmann, Ph.D., of Lörrach, Germany, founder of the German and English language MuenzenWoche (CoinsWeekly), Cosmos...
ANS Acquires Numismatically Important Mark Salton Papers
Thanks to the efforts of American Numismatic Society (ANS) Life Fellow Dr. Ira Rezak—and with gratitude to Katharine Conway, executor of the Estate of...
The Changing Iconography of Byzantine Gold Coins
By Elena Stolyarik for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
The Byzantine Empire, which lasted more than a thousand years, had one of the most monetized...