Release of Whitman “Compass” – A New Tool for Coin Collectors

By Jeff Bolte - Whitman Expo, CIO Runtime: 1:28 Looking for a specific coin or collectible at one of the Whitman Expo's? With Whitman Compass,...

Dillon Gage Metals President to Testify Before Congressional Committee on Bullion Coins

Precious metals expert Terry Hanlon, president of Dallas-based Dillon Gage Metals, will testify Thursday, April 7, before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services...

Maryland Bill to Repeal Sales Tax Exemption Dies

Numismatic Community Pulled Together to Defeat HB 206 A bill before the Maryland House of Delegates that would have ended the sales tax exemption for...

President Obama Signs 1099 Repeal

President Obama late Thursday signed into law legislation repealing the 1099 reporting provision enacted as part of the healthcare reform bill. Several insurance industry trade...

Investors Accuse Gold Dealer Jim Burg of Superior Discount Coins of Stealing More Than...

Jim Burg owner of Superior Discount Coins of Englewood, Colorado  is accused by investors of possibly stealing more than $1 Million Dollars. "I placed a...

Heritage Acquires Gold Rarities Gallery, Al Pinkall Joins Heritage Team

As part of its continuing expansion, Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) of Dallas, New York and Beverly Hills, has acquired Gold Rarities Gallery of Bedford, New...

America’s First Bank Robbery

By Cole Schenewerk - The California Numismatist .....   The yellow fever outbreak of summer 1798 was the worst in Philadelphia’s history. Over 5,000 residents were...

Numismatics Expert Todd Griffiths Launches Blog Talk Radio Show

The Todd Griffiths Show has launched on Blog Talk Radio. The show answers questions related to tangible asset investing, precious metals and numismatics. Listeners...

Harvey And Larry Stack To Rejoin Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Harvey Stack to Participate in Cataloging Stack’s Bowers ANA Rarities Night Auction With Q. David Bowers and David Hall Stack’s Bowers Galleries announced today that...

Mike and Jim Halperin – Father and Son Working Together in Numismatics

Mike and Jim Halperin Heritage Auctions, Owners Interviewer: David Lisot Heritage Auctions is one of the most successful coin companies in numismatics. Meet the son of one...

Postal Inspectors Probe Gold Coin Purchases Made With Stolen American Express Cards

U.S. Postal Service inspectors are investigating the fraudulent use of stolen American Express credit cards to purchase apparently tens of thousands of dollars of...

Heritage and Stack’s Bowers compete to fill Summer ANA coin auctions

By Steve Roach - http://www.steveroachonline.com First published in the July 11, 2011, issue of Coin World As Bowers and Merena merged with Stack’s at the...

Jeff Garrett to Present PNG Seminar, “How to Accurately Value U.S. Coins”

(Rosemont, Illinois) -- Award-winning author Jeff C. Garrett will present a free public seminar, "How to Accurately Value United States Coins," during the Official...

Young Numismatist Jacob Barone on Collecting

Young Numismatist Jacob Barone on Collecting Interviewer: David Lisot Jacob has come to his first coin show. Find out why he has come, who...

NGC Exhibits the Moser #1 Morgan Silver Dollar Registry Set at the 2011 ANA...

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ( www.NGCcoin.com) will host numismatic exhibits at its booth during the 2011 ANA World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. The...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Fate of Ten Switt-Langbord 1933 Double Eagle $20...

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #62 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds .....   On July 7,...

Langbord-Switt 1933 Double Eagles to Remain in Govt Hands

The jury has spoken, and like it or not the ownership of the 10 1933 Double Eagles will remain with the US Government and...

Rare Coin Road Warrior-What I did on my Summer Vacation (between coin shows)

By Vic Bozarth The Dog Days of Summer are here and we are hiding from the heat in Colorado. Our home in Texas is...

Status of the Liberty Dollar with Bernard von NotHaus

Bernard von NotHaus - self-proclaimed monetary architect Interviewer: David Lisot Creator of the “Liberty Dollar” and self-proclaimed monetary architect Bernard von NotHaus discusses the...

Protecting Valuables: Commercial Safe or Bank Safe Deposit Box?

Richard Schwary - California Numismatic Investments Salt Lake City police investigate coin theft from residence / Burglars steal heavy gun safe containing $500,000-plus in...

Gold and Silver Radio Show On Air in New York and Worldwide

(New York, NY) -- Veteran financial journalist Jim Kingsland now hosts a weekly program, Gold and Silver Radio, on the air in the metropolitan...

International Association of Professional Numismatists (I.A.P.N.) Held its 60th General Assembly

The International Association of Professional Numismatists (I.A.P.N.) held its 60th General Assembly June 23-27, 2011 in Edinburgh Scotland. A total of forty three of...

Akers, Love and Stack Inducted into PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame

Three famous numismatists have been inducted as the second class to enter the PCGS CoinFacts™ Coin Dealer Hall of Fame : David W. Akers,...

Gold Expert Michael Fuljenz Honored at World’s Fair of Money

(Rosemont, Illinois) – As gold prices soared, national news media obtained expert commentary and advice for investors from Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin...

Brooklyn NY Coin Dealer Steve Halfon Murdered in Robbery

In a New York Daily News article just posted, it was reported that NY Coin Dealer Steve Halfon,61, was robbed and murdered yesterday. According to...
Counterfeit Canadian Coins

PCGS Rewards Counterfeit-Fighting Collector

Officials of the Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) are applauding the efforts of collector Mike Marshall of Trenton, Ontario in combating the sales of...

Harlan J. Berk Named 2011 ANA Numismatist of the Year

Harlan J. Berk has been named the American Numismatic Association’s 2011 Numismatist of the Year. Berk will receive his award on August 19 during...

Who better than a coin collector to star in this ‘$82,538’ Danish artwork?

Art and numismatics rarely collide, but do so in this important work by painter Vilhelm Hammershøi Posted from Paul Fraiser Collectibles It is today remembered as...

Albanese to Head PNG Coin Doctoring Definition Committee

The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com) has formed a committee composed of PNG members and non-members to research and draft an industry-acceptable definition of "coin...

REST IN PEACE: MARK PETTY

ONE OF NUMISMATICS BEST IS GONE We were going to do a Market Report on how we did last week, the market, and the usual...