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Oct 31, 2016, 15:33 PM
PCGS Founders Roundtable shows value of grading firms
Coin World’s Steve Roach recently conducted an insightful video interview with PCGS officers, where they responded to reader questions. -
Oct 31, 2016, 09:00 AM
Lions Clubs silver dollar set for production
We'll get a look at one of 2017's big United States Mint releases before 2016 wraps up. -
Oct 29, 2016, 08:45 AM
Bowers: A collecting approach for increased enjoyment
Today, many coin buyers are not collectors at all. They do not acquire coins systematically to build sets. At the moment, the coin market is in a state of flux. -
Oct 29, 2016, 08:15 AM
Circulated versus Uncirculated with bank roll finds
The term "Uncirculated" can mean different things to different collectors. Is it more about the condition of the coin, or its original intended purpose? -
Oct 29, 2016, 08:00 AM
Trump vs. Clinton: 2016 campaign collectibles
Campaign collectibles are trying to promote candidates amid all the mudslinging. -
Oct 28, 2016, 11:22 AM
Limited edition copper medal depicts Old Ironsides
The USS Constitution Museum marked the Oct. 21 219th birthday of the USS Constitution by issuing a limited edition copper medallion. -
Oct 28, 2016, 11:00 AM
Mint shrinking, aging, customer base has room to grow
The demographics of the U.S. Mint's customer base shows that in 2015 the percentage of customers aged 65 and older was nearly double that of 2006. -
Oct 28, 2016, 10:30 AM
The only three-Mint-mark modern commem set ever sold
The 1983 Olympics dollar was offered in a three-coin “P-D-S set.” Of all modern commemoratives, it's the only one offered in such a set. Why is that? -
Oct 28, 2016, 10:30 AM
Identifying a fake key-date 1893-S Morgan dollar
Thousands of fake 1893-S Morgan dollars have found their way into the U.S. rare coin marketplace over the last few years. How can you identify them? -
Oct 28, 2016, 08:00 AM
Collecting the campaign items of FDR's opposition
The election of 1932 put Democrat and former New York governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt into the White House for the first of his unprecedented four terms. -
Oct 27, 2016, 14:03 PM
Kagin's offers cash for auction catalog design
A $5,000 award will be presented by Kagin's to the winner of the firm's competition to design the cover for the firm's March 2017 auction catalog. -
Oct 27, 2016, 11:24 AM
Mint lifts order limits on Reagan Chronicles set
Collectors may now order as many sets as they want from what remains in the Mint’s inventory of the maximum authorization of 150,000 sets. -
Oct 27, 2016, 08:00 AM
How to collect the 1912 split-ticket U.S. election
The 1912 presidential race featured President William Howard Taft, former President Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene V. Debs. -
Oct 26, 2016, 08:00 AM
Fight against the gold standard defines 1896 election
Political campaign items from the 1896 election include what are referred to as Bryan dollars — medals struck in silver professing Bryan’s monetary ideals. -
Oct 25, 2016, 11:43 AM
How the precious metals slump affects the coin market
The rare coin market is in a tentative state as collectors and dealers await the outcome of the presidential election and little is getting them excited. -
Oct 25, 2016, 10:40 AM
How coin holders have become collectibles
Collectors covet rare holders from grading firms like PCGS and NGC, creating a market for unusual slabs. -
Oct 25, 2016, 08:45 AM
We know Lincoln won, but who ran against him in 1860?
The aspirations of “Honest Abe,” Abraham Lincoln, were not without their periodic acerbic exchanges with his opponent, an old rival. -
Oct 24, 2016, 11:15 AM
The 1800 Presidential election was one of many firsts
The presidential election of 1800 pitted Vice President Thomas Jefferson against the president he was currently serving under, John Adams. -
Oct 21, 2016, 15:14 PM
Search for $1,000 'Lucky Pennies' making headlines
Ally Financial is raising awareness of the value of the coins in our change by giving everyone a reason to stop and pick up something most ignore. -
Oct 21, 2016, 10:40 AM
Campaign collectibles: How the 1828 race got nasty
So nasty were the personal attacks that one candidate blamed them for contributing to the death of his wife just days after he claimed victory. -
Oct 21, 2016, 08:33 AM
Week's Most Read: Gold Walking Liberty limits out
Also this week, Q. David Bowers provided a how-to guide for intelligently buying coins, and we looked back at the history of the Walking Liberty half dollar. -
Oct 20, 2016, 12:26 PM
A medal for those undecided between Trump and Clinton
As the election its the home stretch, a company has created some medals that may help with the decision making. They've done this before. -
Oct 20, 2016, 11:38 AM
Bad photos make buying error coins online risky
The photography skills of collectors and private sellers can vary from outstanding to abysmal. This makes some online error coin purchases a major gamble. -
Oct 20, 2016, 11:36 AM
Acquiring a Mint state 1860-S quarter is no easy task
To understand why an MS-61 1860-S Seated Liberty quarter sold for more than $45,000 in a recent auction, you need to know a bit of U.S. coin history. -
Oct 19, 2016, 10:28 AM
Toning, key date, high grade: This quarter has it all
Demand is high for coins like the Washington quarter featuring "speckled russet-red and sea-green patina" that sold in a recent Heritage auction.