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Until  2009, no one even knew that the 1770 Nuevo Reino Pillar Dollar existed. That changed quickly, however, when an amazing stash of 14...

The first-ever complete set of certified proof U.S. $3 gold coins will be publicly displayed for the first time anywhere at the Professional Coin...

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   In numismatics, there are essentially two types of coins. There are coins that are condition rarities and there...

1852 Ring Dollar in Gold, Judd-145, Thin Planchet PR68 Cameo, Finest Certified The United States Mint experimented with pattern gold dollars in 1852, producing those...

A chance find of a single Roman silver coin in a North Suffolk field is set to bring a cash windfall to two metal...

More than 540 ancient coins ready for auction, April 14, at CICF, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Convention Center in Rosemont,...

Following the phenomenal success of the British spectacular The King’s Speech at the Oscars, Baldwin’s latest auction consignment couldn’t have come at a more...

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   Liberty Head half eagles were produced from 1839 until they were discontinued in 1908. This long-lived series...

Johann Matthias (John) Reich was a Bavarian native who learned the engraving trade from his father, Johann Christian Reich. According to L. Forrer in...

The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The nickel, because...

Special label now available for coins included in 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins NGC has created a special presentation label for coins featured in 100...

From Q. David Bowers comes a book so comprehensive and authoritative that only the “Dean of American Numismatics” could have created it! Drawing on...

Consumers nationwide should be on the alert for advertisements from two Texas-based companies that are using newspapers to sell gold bullion coins “completely free...

Available from Wizard Coin Supply Here The book is a compilation of the last 10 years of Rare Coin Investments' Top 100 Insights and...

By Eric P. Newman .....   A recent surge in this paper money arena provides a ready-made audience for a new edition of this one-of-a-kind book....

ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd presides over the Opening Ceremonies yesterday for the 2011 Spring ANA Money Show taking place in Sacramento, California. The American...

Katherine Jaeger and Q. David Bowers tell the fascinating stories of 100 of the greatest medals and tokens of Colonial America, the early states,...

Dennis M. Powers Citadel Press Books (2006) ISBN 0806527471 Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (3/07) .....   Treasure Ship is the story behind the story of...

Delve into a 90-year-old mystery involving five of the most valuable coins in America - collectively worth over 12 million dollars. Million Dollar Nickels...

This is the eighth entry in Whitman's Bower Series of numismatic titles. Lavishly illustrated in full color, the Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson...

Lavishly illustrated in full color, A Guide Book of Shield and Liberty Head Nickels features enlargements for important overdates and other varieties, plus actual-size...

DWN Publishing, 1995. 41 pages, unillustrated.   The gist of this book can best be described by its subtitles: "How to form great collections of 19th...

By Whitman Publishing   The Official Red Book®—A Guide Book of United States Coins—enters its 61st year with no sign of slowing down! Americans nation-wide look...

History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage by David W. Lange ranked 182nd among the "Books Everyone Should Read Before College", according...

Coin Show Reports by Vic Bozarth - Bozarth Numismatics Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast, My name is Vic Bozarth and I am the Rare Coin Road Warrior....

The Legend Numismatic Market Report .....   Any locale where it takes a change of planes to get to will not draw the major dealers. You...

Larry Shepherd, executive Directory of the American Numismatic Associations talks with CoinWeek's David Lisot about the ANA membership (down 10%), issues with past...

By Steve Roach - http://www.steveroachonline.com First published in the April 4, 2011, Special Edition of Coin World   One of the bigger winners among the recent...

By Dan Duncan - Pinnacle Rarities ......   Three Old School Rules to Protect New Rare Coin Buyers I began my career in numismatics during the late...

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   I’ve recently read articles on other websites about how the coin market has changed in the last few decades....