Stack’s Bowers to Offer Hendricks Half Eagle Set From Fairmont Collection
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the incredible Hendricks Set of half eagles from the Fairmont Collection, a landmark feature of their Spring...
Upcoming Heritage Showcase Auctions Offer Rare French Coins, US Coins in Early Holders
Long Island Collection of French Coins Closes for Bidding February 27
The second Heritage Auctions Showcase installment of the excellent and wide-ranging Long Island Collection,...
CAC Temporarily Stops Regular Tier Coin Certification
As of March 1, 2022, CAC (Certified Acceptance Corporation) will be unable to process customer orders using our regular tier ($16 USD). Our current...
100-Note Series 1934A $500 Banknote Pack 1st Graded by New PCGS Service
Professional Coin Grading Service will soon debut grading of sealed banknote packs amid demand for certification of consecutive notes, low serial numbers, and other...
Jeff Garrett: Whether It’s Coins or Video Games, Try ‘Playing the Spread’
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
About two weeks ago, Heritage Auctions sold an unopened example of a John Madden Football Electronic...
Why the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints Were Built – Part 4
By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......
In parts one, two, and three of this four-part series, I discussed the early Europeans’ unsuccessful search for gold...
Why the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints Were Built – Part 3
By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......
In parts one and two of my four-part series, I detailed the early European explorers who failed in their...
Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in January 2022
In addition to faring well in internet sales during the month of January, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Dallas...
NGC to Reveal Lost Treasure From SS Central America
On February 14, 2022, NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) will reveal 123 coins recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck, now certified and preserved for...
Why the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints Were Built – Part 2
By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......
In part one of this series, I discussed the early European explorers who, despite numerous attempts, never located any...
PMG Announces Seven Million Notes Certified
Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) is excited to announce a major milestone: seven million banknotes certified. With this achievement, PMG maintains the title of being...
Fugio Cents: The First Regular-Issue United States Coin
By John Dannreuther, Gordon Wrubel, Craig Sholley, Brian Greer, Chuck Link, Tony Terranova, Chris Victor-McCawley, David McCarthy, and Erik Goldstein for PCGS ......
Over the...
Thomas Uram Signature Labels Available Exclusively From Bullion Shark
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
Thomas J. Uram, a longtime leader within the numismatic community, has signed an exclusive deal with Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC)...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – Chinese Counterfeit 1800 Draped Bust Dime
Counterfeit 1800 Draped Bust Dime
By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Draped Bust dimes, struck 1796 to 1807, had fairly low mintages, although...
PCGS Graded Top 8 of 10 Most Valuable U.S. Coins Sold in 2021
Professional Coin Grading Service claims 17 of the top 25 U.S. coins crossing the auction block last year - including the most-valuable coin ever...
Certified Coin Marketplace – CAC-Approved Coins Bring Premiums in December 2021
In addition to faring well in internet sales during the month of December, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Dallas...
Jeff Garrett: Guide to Determining Coin Prices
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
In recent years, the world of rare coin price guides has changed dramatically. When I began...
Bags in the Basement: Quantity Over Quality
By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......
Some coin deals are more memorable than others. Most deals are “one and done”, and you go on to...
Recently Discovered Top Pop 1830 Quarter Eagle Highlights UK Auction
The St. James’s sale presents a quarter eagle that has been out of view for nearly two centuries
An extremely rare 1830 Quarter Eagle certified...
CAC Opens Education Forum for Members
Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) has launched an educational forum for its members to discuss and learn more about coin collecting.
Membership is open to all...
PCGS Reclassifies Early American Fugio Cent as Regular-Issue Federal Coin
Professional Coin Grading Service announces its official redesignation of the popular early Federal-era copper coin
The Fugio Cent has long been one of the most...
Coin Experts: Overall Rarity Versus Grade Rarity
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
Even the most available pre-1933 United States gold coin has some degree of “rarity”. A coin like...
Jeff Garrett: The Future of Live Coin Auctions
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
The last two years have been challenging in so many ways for everyone worldwide. The COVID-19...
Availability of CAC New Orleans Double Eagles in MS62 and Higher
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
In my experience, any double eagle from New Orleans is very rare in properly graded MS62 and...
Chinese Pattern Realizes NGC-Certified World Record $2.16 Million
A vintage Chinese coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) just sold for $2.16 million, setting a world record for an NGC-certified Chinese coin....
NGC Ancients – Coinage of Larissa
Coins of the Greek city of Larissa are among the most beautiful of the ancient world
By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Located in central Greece,...
What Do You Call Those Lines or Grooves on the Edge or Side of...
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
So often questions concerning the edges of United States dimes, quarters, half dollars, dollar coins, and other pieces come...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – The 1928 Peace Dollar
Counterfeit 1928 Peace Dollar
By Max Spiegel - Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Since so many counterfeit 1928 Peace Dollars are, in fact, altered 1923 coins,...
The Washington Quarter Made Coin Collecting a Household Pursuit
By Mark Ferguson for PCGS ......
Most Americans living today have known only the Washington Quarter as our 25-cent coin. You’d have to be in...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1903-S Counterfeit Morgan Dollar
1903-S Counterfeit Morgan Silver Dollar
By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Company ......
The raised lumps and lines on this 1903-S are signs of counterfeit Morgan Dollar production.
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