Dale Friend: A Rememberance
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
CoinWeek Content Partner
The first time I can recall interacting with Dale Friend was around 15 years or so ago.
I...
Jim Bisognani: In Memoriam – A Truly One-of-a-Kind Friend
Keith Zaner was a passionate numismatic collector and former NGC Price Guide analyst who will be greatly missed
By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market...
A Big Move for a Small Coin: The Legend of John Jay Pittman’s “Statue...
By Ron Guth .....
Once upon a time, long before the COVID pandemic, and well before the internet took much of the business online, rare...
Jeff Garrett: Interview With Coin Dealers Helping Coin Dealers Founder Rob Oberth
Oberth is the creator of RoundTable Trading and Coin Dealers Helping Coin Dealers
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
For those who are...
Numismatic History: The Trouble With Names
By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
Du Bois was a big name at the United States Mint in the 19th century. Or...
Jeff Garrett: An Inside Look Into a Numismatic Career
Heritage Auctions President Greg Rohan talks about how his love of coins became much more than a hobby
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation...
Mary Lannin Appointed to Chairperson of CCAC
On Tuesday, February 2, the United States Mint's announced that Mary N. Lannin has once again been appointed as the Chairperson of the Citizens...
Q. David Bowers: Revisiting Charles E. Barber
By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers .....
Charles Edward Barber became the sixth engraver at the Philadelphia Mint in 1880, following the death...
CCAC: New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
The United States Mint today announced the appointment of Arthur "Art" Bernstein to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as one of three members...
Where Does Waldo Newcomer Fit Among the All-Time Great Collections of US Coins?
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
By all measures an enormously successful man, legendary U.S. coin collector Waldo C. Newcomer was born...
Three Iconic Coin Dealers Inducted Into PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame
Professional Coin Grading Service Names Bruce Amspacher, Greg Roberts, and Catherine Bullowa-Moore to Hall
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has named three longtime coin dealers...
The Coin Analyst: Coin Designer Chris Costello Documents History and Culture With Numismatic Art
By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek .....
Chris Costello is a Boston-based artist, graphic designer, illustrator and typographer, and an award-winning coin designer who is...
Royal Australian Mint CEO Steps Down After 10 Years
By Royal Australian Mint ......
Ross MacDiarmid, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint, today announced that after 10 years at the helm he...
Confronting Sheldon
By David Thomason Alexander for CoinWeek .....
Dr. William Herbert Sheldon, born on November 19, 1898, and dying on September 17, 1977, was venerated for...
The Coin Analyst Talks to Chiara Principe, Italian Medallic Artist and Sculptor
By Louis Golino for CoinWeek .....
Italian artist Chiara Principe has been designing and sculpting coins and medals for over a decade and has extensive...
Glenna Goodacre, Designer of Sacagawea Dollar Coin: In Memoriam
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....
On Monday, April 13, noted American sculptor Glenna Goodacre passed away of natural causes at her...
Frank Gasparro and His Coins
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
There are few numismatic artists of the mid-20th century as prolific as Frank Gasparro, a man whose coin designs...
Great American Coin Collectors and Their Coins: Thomas Cleneay
By Ron Guth for PCGS ......
Thomas Cleneay was among the first and most ambitious coin collectors in America. He started collecting in the 1840s...
Franklin Mint, QVC Founder Joseph M. Segel: In Memoriam
By CoinWeek News Staff ....
On Saturday, December 21, Joseph Segel--"serial entrepreneur" and founder of both the Franklin Mint and QVC--died in hospice of congestive...
Rare Coin Expert Miles Standish Donates Quarter-Million Dollars to His High School
In gratitude for his academic and athletic education, well-known professional numismatist Michael “Miles” Standish has created a $250,000 trust fund for his Portage, Michigan...
Famous Coin Collector D. Brent Pogue Dead at 54
On July 29, a friend of D. Brent Pogue visited Pogue's home in Corona del Mar, California and discovered the famed coin collector dead....
CoinWeek Video – Del Bland: A Collector Remembered
On Friday, May 3, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) and more than 100 collectors from the Early American Coppers (EAC) met to celebrate and honor...
Q. David Bowers – Some Reflections on Collecting
By Q. David Bowers - Co-founder, Stack's Bowers ......
Some reflections on collecting in past times, part of a commentary I am doing on the...
In Memoriam: Dr. Rainer Opitz (1954-2019)
By Künker Auctions GmbH ......
"To achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again."
--Hermann Hesse
The German numismatic community has lost a visionary:...
Joseph Menna Named Chief Engraver of United States Mint
United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced that Sculptor-Engraver Joseph "Joe" Menna has been named Chief Engraver of the United States Mint.
Menna joined...
Who’s Who: Iconic Coin Collections You Should Know
By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek .....
Newman. Ford. Eliasberg. King Farouk.
We see their names on slabs, on organizations, and in books, but how much do...
In Memoriam: Gijsbertus Willem de Wit (1926-2018)
By Künker Auctions GmbH ......
On December 1, 2018, Gijsbertus Willem de Wit passed away. He was first and foremost known to numismatists because of...
In Memoriam: Cherrypicker’s Guide Author J.T. Stanton (1952-2018)
"Dennis Tucker- I have a heavy heart today. J.T. Stanton , longtime numismatist and coauthor (with Bill Fivaz) of the "Cherrypickers' Guide," passed away...
Don Bailey – Dean of Mexican Numismatics Has Passed Away
On August 10 the numismatic community lost one of its pioneers, Don Bailey, a prominent dealer and specialist in Mexican numismatics, who worked tirelessly...
John E. Herzog: The Friend of Financial History
By Bruce Hagen– Senior Research Numismatist,, Stack’s Bowers ……
When our Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ clients, scholars, John’s friends and family and others glance at or study closely the pages...