By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. With the successful recent premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon, a prequel to George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) series of fantasy novels and the hit HBO series based on it, Game of Thrones, the franchise has seen a revival in popularity. Fans have […]
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What sets the so-called “Big Three” certification services apart from the other similar services?
Each of the companies that are well-accepted as being standards of the business of coins has made their grading standards public. Each of these services is also well-funded and can afford to advertise aggressively. Some of the lesser services offer satisfactory work, however, there are also some services that ignore problems including cleaning and environmental damage to coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) and Stack’s Bowers Galleries have identified a new variety of California Fractional Gold. The 1854 Octagonal California Gold Dollar was recently submitted to NGC for attribution and grading. California Fractional Gold Pieces were struck by private mints in California in order to fill a need for smaller denominations in commerce. The […]
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The Pale Horse of the Apocalypse coin is the fifth APMEXclusive® Silver coin in the Scottsdale Mint’s Biblical Series. The Pale Horse of the Apocalypse the fifth Silver coin in the Scottsdale Mint’s popular Biblical Coin Series, sold exclusively by APMEX. Revelation, the final book of the Bible, notes the end of days. In Revelation […]
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The Panama Canal was completed in 1914, at that time it was considered a technological marvel. The canal was an important strategic and economic asset to the U.S., and revolutionized world shipping patterns. The canal saves 7,800 miles on a trip from New York to San Francisco by sea. The first ship to complete an […]
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