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Mint of Finland Spins Off Coin Collecting App Coiniverse

By Mint of Finland …… Mint of Finland has announced the spin-off of its coin collecting app, Coiniverse, into an independent startup. The move allows Coiniverse to expand its reach to new markets, serve collectors better, and help mints succeed in their collector-related efforts. With more than 100,000 worldwide collectors, Coiniverse already has a growing […]

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MyCollect Launches Free Social Network for Coin Collectors

New platform lets collectors and dealers interact, post news and comments, create set registries, and access TheftCheck database of stolen certified coins   MyCollect™, a new social network for coin collectors, has launched. Founded and operated by collectors and for collectors, it combines the best interactive features of the hobby and trade, such as informative […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1796 “S-85” Large Cent + 1-Page Attribution Guide

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… Struck Counterfeit 1796 “S-85” Large Cent This article is intended as a continuing summary of the deceptive struck counterfeits documented to date, including the damaged “source” coin, the example most likely repaired and used to create the dies to strike the other copies; this source was […]

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American Numismatic Association Updates ANA Website

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is excited to announce a major upgrade to its website – money.org. The new money.org promises an improved user experience, enhanced capabilities on any device, and an exciting world of numismatic discovery for both ANA members and the general public. The first iteration of money.org was developed on a custom-designed […]

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ACEF Reports Fakers Using Same Cert Numbers Multiple Times

Recent examples of fake “certified” Morgan and Peace dollars have been found with the same certification numbers on the encapsulation inserts, cautions the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF). “Unsuspecting buyers may find that the cert number perfectly matches the coin when they look it up on a legitimate authentication company’s website, but counterfeiters are spewing out […]

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Free Live Educational Webinars During National Coin Week

Register Now (Space is Limited) * * * National Coin Week was established to encourage the enjoyable hobby of coin collecting through fun activities, contests, quizzes, educational content and more. This year’s event from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) features free live educational webinars focused on the theme “Our Money, Our Heritage, Our America.” Here’s […]

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ANA’s New eLearning Program “NumismaTalks” Debuts in April

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is unveiling a new webinar series, NumismaTalks, which will be presented by a rotating array of top industry experts. Debuting April 13 under the umbrella of the ANA eLearning Academy, NumismaTalks consist of hour-long presentations, 12-1 pm MT (2-3 pm ET), on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. […]

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US Mint Announces Addition of Waitroom to Order Website

The United States Mint is announcing the addition of a new virtual waiting room (Waitroom) to our catalog website. The Waitroom will ensure a better user experience when we release our most popular products. The Mint will deploy the Waitroom whenever we expect site traffic to exceed its capacity so that the site can effectively […]

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US Mint Announces Addition of Waitroom to Order Website

The United States Mint is announcing the addition of a new virtual waiting room (Waitroom) to our catalog website. The Waitroom will ensure a better user experience when we release our most popular products. The Mint will deploy the Waitroom whenever we expect site traffic to exceed its capacity so that the site can effectively […]

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Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor mistakenly thought he could make a quick profit of at least several hundred dollars on an online purchase of coins from a vendor he found advertising at www.Walmart.com. Instead, […]

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Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor mistakenly thought he could make a quick profit of at least several hundred dollars on an online purchase of coins from a vendor he found advertising at www.Walmart.com. Instead, […]

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Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor mistakenly thought he could make a quick profit of at least several hundred dollars on an online purchase of coins from a vendor he found advertising at www.Walmart.com. Instead, […]

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GreatCollections Auction End Time Extended 48 Hours

GreatCollections.com is extending bidding on all auctions that were supposed to end on Sunday, November 27. Approximately 10 minutes before internet bidding was due to end, a network issue arose that the site could not immediately fix at the time. To ensure that all interested parties have a fair chance to get in their bids, […]

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ANA Seeks New Education Director

Association to Prioritize Online Numismatic Education   The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is prioritizing successful online learning experience in its search for a new education director. The new director will be responsible for implementing a sustainable online education program while continuing and improving upon existing programs. According to ANA Executive Director Kim Kiick, the individual […]

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ANA Seeks New Education Director

Association to Prioritize Online Numismatic Education   The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is prioritizing successful online learning experience in its search for a new education director. The new director will be responsible for implementing a sustainable online education program while continuing and improving upon existing programs. According to ANA Executive Director Kim Kiick, the individual […]

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The Expanded Family of Counterfeit Large Cents Based on the 1833 N-5 Variety

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) for CoinWeek ….. In my previous CoinWeek article on these 1833 “N-5” counterfeits, I cited the genuine source coin used to create the dies for the fakes. That example has a couple of key “attribution” defects that should be unique only to it but were transferred into […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1797 “S-136” Large Cent + 1-Page Attribution Guide

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ……   This latest installment in the continuing summary of the deceptive struck counterfeits documented to date concerns the 1797 “S-136” Large Cent. As with previous articles in this series I have included a one-page attribution guide to aid in the identification of any that are still […]

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Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Warns: Hundreds of Websites Selling Fake Coins

ACEF warns of fake “precious metal” and “rare coins” offered online, and helps a Texas investor who became an unsuspecting victim   Looking to buy gold and silver, “Oliver”, an investor in Texas, responded to advertisements on Facebook from two companies that touted exceptionally low “introductory offer” prices for silver and gold bullion coins. He […]

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Identifying Ancient Roman Coins: An OCRE Tool

By Nathan Elkins for American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… Although fundamental to our discipline, one of the most difficult skills to teach aspiring Roman numismatists is how to identify coins. At archaeological field schools and in the classroom, numismatists provide some guidance and host practicums. But, at the end of the day, there is no […]

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ACEF Concerns Included in Federal Review of Counterfeiting & Piracy Markets

The sale of counterfeit U.S. coins and precious metals on e-commerce platforms and third-party marketplaces continues to escalate and the number of victims proves to be a highly lucrative and profitable business for counterfeiters. “Unfortunately, victims across the country are falling prey to the unscrupulous marketing tactics, which result in financial losses,” said Doug Davis, […]

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Jeff Garrett: The Future of Live Coin Auctions

By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… The last two years have been challenging in so many ways for everyone worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we all conduct our lives. Substantial parts of the workforce are still working from home and companies in all economic segments are re-inventing how they […]

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Most Comprehensive Reference Guide for Casino Chip Collectors Now Available Free Online

Museum of Gaming History’s recently updated ChipGuide provides a handy photo and background info database of over 280,000 gaming chips and memorabilia from worldwide casinos   For the growing hobby of collecting casino gaming chips, instant and easy access to a free photo database to authenticate and date a newfound chip is an enthusiast’s dream […]

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Online Resources for Researching Ancient Coins

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ….. For many collectors of classic and modern American coins, the only information resource they need is the old, reliable “Red Book”, which will mark its 75th anniversary in 2022. Collectors of ancient coins, however, face a problem that is considerably more complex. With thousands of types issued […]

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High Relief Medals, Induction Ceremony Honor Superman Creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Large two-inch limited edition art medals commemorating Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, one of the first comic book super-heroes, are available from the non-profit Jewish-American Hall of Fame on a first come-first served basis. These high-relief 3 oz art medals, designed by award-winning medallist Eugene Daub, have maximum mintages of only […]

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A Look Back at the Creation of the PCGS Set Registry

By Sanjay Gandhi for PCGS …… The PCGS Set Registry went online in 2001 and the Set Registry Awards were introduced with an announcement sent to our members via email in early 2002. The following correspondence below displays the first two messages that were posted about the awards by members within the PCGS Set Registry […]

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Three Numismatic Groups Admonish Facebook About Ads Offering Counterfeits

Three major numismatic organizations that sent a letter to Facebook executives to complain that the social media platform “has become the predominant choice of some fraudsters” are disappointed with the lack of a response by Facebook and the continuing appearance of pop-up advertisements selling counterfeit coins. No response has been received in the month since […]

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Newman Numismatic Portal Announces Third NNP Symposium, October 15-17, 2021

Launched in August 2020, the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) Symposium brings together a diverse selection of numismatic presentations into a concentrated, three-day, Zoom-based format. Previous Symposia featured talks on a variety of topics including U.S. federal coinage, tokens and medals, paper money, and ancient and world numismatics. The complete set of over 70 presentations from […]

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Vintage Coin Board Collection Now Online at Newman Numismatic Portal

Antique Coin Boards News by David W. Lange – www.coincollectingboards.com …..   The entire collection of vintage coin boards assembled by David W. Lange is now illustrated at the Newman Numismatic Portal. They can be found under the category of Library/Image Collections/C. Acknowledgment is made to Leonard Augsburger for coordinating the posting of images scanned and […]

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Developments and Preliminary Release for the Roman Republican Die Project

By Lucia Carbone and Liv M. Yarrow for American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… Nearly three decades ago, Richard Schaefer began collecting images of Roman Republican coins and organizing these images by one die, either obverse or reverse based on which was most distinctive for each type (Figs. 1 and 2). In Summer 2020, the American […]

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The Roman Republican Die Project Progresses: Ancient Coins at the ANS

The Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) has completed its first significant data upload. This platform, which launched as a functional integrated database system in December 2020, is searchable at numismatics.org/rrdp/ and focuses on Roman coinage from the period of the Roman Republic (509 – 27 BCE). The project relies […]

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Experience Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medals With Major Expansion of Website

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame’s website www.amuseum.org made its first appearance on the internet in 1996. In 2002, it won the Numismatic Literary Guild’s (NLG) award as the Best Non-Commercial Website. In May 2021, the newly expanded website makes its debut, just in time to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. Mel Wacks, Founding Director of […]

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ANA to Offer Free Numismatic Webinars During National Coin Week

In celebration of National Coin Week (NationalCoinWeek.org), April 18-24, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) is offering free online eLearning Academy webinars that tie into the theme of this year’s event, “Money, Big & BOLD”. Sponsored by the nonprofit ANA, National Coin Week focuses on the historical, cultural, artistic and economic importance of money as well […]

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Get Abe Lincoln & Ben Franklin to the ANA World’s Fair of Money

By Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) …… The Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) and PAN Secretary Patrick McBride (Benjamin Franklin re-enactor) have created a GoFundMe page to raise money to bring renowned Abraham Lincoln actor, Dennis Boggs, to the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money to be held at the Stephens Convention Center […]

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Newman Numismatic Portal to Hold Symposium March 19-21

  Following the positive response to the first Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) Symposium in August 2020, NNP is pleased to announce the next event, which will take place March 19-21. This is a free, online event that brings together a variety of numismatic speakers and covers a wide array of numismatic subjects. Featuring nearly 40 […]

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Newman Numismatic Portal to Hold Symposium March 19-21

Following the positive response to the first Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) Symposium in August 2020, NNP is pleased to announce the next event, which will take place March 19-21. This is a free, online event that brings together a variety of numismatic speakers and covers a wide array of numismatic subjects. Featuring nearly 40 presentations, […]

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American Numismatic Association Partners with CDN Publishing on eLearning Academy Online Education

The partnership enables ANA to continue offering free classes to collectors   CDN Publishing, the purveyor of print and online numismatic publications such as the Greysheet, the CPG Market Review, and the CAC Rare Coin Market Review, is partnering with the American Numismatic Association (ANA) to ensure the ANA eLearning Academy webinar series remains viable […]

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ANA Debuts Classic Commemorative Coins Online Resource at Money.org

Commemorative coins are minted to memorialize specific people, places, and historical events, and are often prized by collectors for their unique and beautiful designs. A new online resource produced by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) highlights the United States Mint’s early silver commemoratives (1892-1954), providing detailed images and information for all 50 coins in the […]

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Jeff Garrett: Coin Market Poised for Success

What if social media and internet groups turned their attention to our hobby en masse?   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… The financial markets have been abuzz the last few days because of the market disruption caused by the skyrocketing stock price of GameStop and AMC Theaters. These stocks have soared […]

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How Cellphone Photos Took Over the Coin Market in 2020

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com …… CoinWeek Content Partner Beginning about three or four years ago, I noticed an ever-increasing amount of my business involved cellphone pictures of coins. This was especially true from the aspect of buying. And as the coin market had to re-invent itself in 2020 due to COVID-19, a significant amount […]

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PCGS Set Registry 2020 Awards Recognize Famous Coin Collectors, Outstanding Coin Collections

Professional Coin Grading Service bestows prestigious awards to hundreds of collectors while also inducting four collectors to PCGS Set Registry Hall of Fame   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently has announced the winners of the 2020 PCGS Set Registry Awards and new inductees to the PCGS Set Registry Hall of Fame. For nearly two […]

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Coins in Culture: Coin Collecting through Memes

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. As modern-day hieroglyphics, memes are a distinctive visual language full of inside jokes and social commentary. By studying these pictural snapshots we can glean a deeper understanding of the social group which produced them. First off, what is a meme? Pronounced “MEEM” (Blackmore, 65), these “pieces of visual media […]

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Jeff Garrett: Zoom Saves the ANA’s Educational Mission

COVID-19 has forced the ANA to adapt to our new, virtual world   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… During my tenure on the ANA Board of Governors, including my time as president from 2015 to 2017, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) has struggled to secure funding for its educational mission. Annual […]

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The Continuing Threat of Counterfeits: A Problem for Numismatics and the NBA

By Michael Fuljenz – Universal Coin & Bullion …… Counterfeit products – including fakes of rare and circulating U.S. coins and precious metal bullion coins– have been a continuing and are a still-growing problem. In the past few years, I have examined several customers’ coin collections and sadly detected one or more counterfeit coins in each. In one instance, […]

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Royal Mint UK to Host Coin Collector Services Webinar

Webinar Set to Launch the Mint’s ‘Collect Week’   To launch ‘Collect Week’, The Royal Mint will host its very first Collector Services webinar, taking place on Thursday, October 22, at 11 am. Hosted by Head of Collector Services Rebecca Morgan, the webinar will outline the different services the division has to offer whilst revealing […]

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ANS Launches Important Update to Online Imperial Roman Coins

An Important OCRE Update The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has recently launched an update to its Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE) digital corpus. This update, months in the making, incorporates the newly published volume of Spink’s authoritative series, Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) into OCRE. Published in 2019, this new volume updates the typology […]

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ANS Adds Bronze Coinage to Ptolemaic Coins Online Research Tool

In 2018, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) launched Ptolemaic Coins Online (PCO) as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Hellenistic Royal Coinages project. Ptolemaic Coins Online is a new research tool that will ultimately provide wide access to the coins listed in the print volumes of Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire by Catharine […]

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Grab the Tinfoil: People on the Internet are Going Batshit Over 2020 Samoa ATB Quarter

By CoinWeek News Staff …. Did you know that the Roosevelt dime has Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s initials on it? Or that a series of Canadian banknotes feature the devil in Queen Elizabeth II’s hair? Did you know that if you fold a $20 bill just right (the basic design having been around since 1928), […]

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Jeff Garrett: The Great American Coin Hunt – 2020 Edition

By Jeff Garrett – Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries ….. The last few weeks have been like no other in my 45 plus years as a professional numismatist. The routine of attending a coin convention every week or two during that period has come to a screeching halt. Like many others, I have had to re-invent […]

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Regency Auction 38 Updates From Legend Rare Coin

Regency Auction By Legend Rare Coin Auctions (LRCA) …… On April 14, PCGS announced that their scheduled Members’ Only Show, set to take place May 13-16 in New Orleans, had been canceled. As a result of this change, the Regency Auction 38, which was to be held in conjunction with that show, will now be […]

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Newman Numismatic Portal Remains Active During COVID-19 Epidemic

By Len Augsburger – Newman Numismatic Portal …… Like most of the country, the Newman Numismatic Portal has transitioned to “all remote” status, with Newman Portal staff now completely working from home. Scanning operations are on hold, as our multiple scanning centers (Washington University in St. Louis, the American Numismatic Society in New York, and […]

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Coins Q&A: Selling online

The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers:
Selling your coins yourself, in online auctions, can be fun if you have the time and talent to do it. This typically requires some skill with scanning or photography (buyers like to examine potential purchases)

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Coins Q&A: Selling online

The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers:
Selling your coins yourself, in online auctions, can be fun if you have the time and talent to do it. This typically requires some skill with scanning or photography (buyers like to examine potential purchases)

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A Message From American Numismatic Association Executive Director Kim Kiick

To our American Numismatic Association community, While this Coronavirus has impacted all facets of our lives, the American Numismatic Association has been focused on how we can keep our members safe and engaged. Sharing our collecting passion with others is part of what makes the hobby so enjoyable, and the ANA offers an abundance of […]

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NGC Named Official Grading Service of Sixbid

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has been named the Official Grading Service of Sixbid, a popular online auction platform for coins and paper money. The move elevates the collaboration between the two companies; NGC had previously been selected as an Approved Grading Service of Sixbid. On Sixbid.com, auction houses from all over the world present their […]

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Numismatic Auction Site Sixbid.com Alerts Collectors to Fake Invoice Scam

By CoinWeek Staff Reports …. On Monday, April 1, internet auction site Sixbid.com sent out a notice that several auction houses who sell coins and other numismatic items through the site were reporting that bidders were receiving fake invoices and “second chance offers” via email that falsely claim to be from the aforementioned auctioneers and […]

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PCGS, Newman Numismatic Portal Make Historic Bowers & Merena Auction Catalogs Available Online

By Newman Numismatic Portal …… On Monday, February 18, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) announced the full-view availability of Bowers & Merena (and predecessor) auction sale catalogs on NNP. PCGS holds electronic rights to Bowers & Merena publications prior to February 2004 and is making this content available to […]

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Ancient Coin News – ANS Announces Ptolemaic Coins Online

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the release of a new web-based research tool: Ptolemaic Coins Online (PCO). As part of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Hellenistic Royal Coinages project, PCO is a new research tool intended to provide wide access to the coins listed in the print volumes of Coins […]

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Coin Dealers Helping Coin Dealers’ RoundTable Group Launch YouTube Channel

Collecting has been around since the beginning of humanity. Humans were drawn to collecting as it brings happiness and challenges the brain to learn. Throughout the early centuries of collecting, as it pertains to coins, it was considered a hobby of the wealthy. The early days of collecting saw Kings and Queens, Thomas Jefferson and […]

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Launches Improved Online Auction Archives

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce a complete rebuild and relaunch of their online Auction Archives, available at https://archive.stacksbowers.com/. The site now features nearly 650,000 past auction records, including many Stack’s and American Numismatic Rarities (ANR) sales dating back to 2002, which have not been available before. Added to the archives are famous auctions such […]

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Exceptional Coin Highlights From MA-Shops.com

By MA-Shops.com …… Founded in 2005 by Joachim Schwiening, MA-Shops offers collectors and enthusiasts access to nearly one million curated ancient and modern coins, medals, banknotes, militaria, and other collectibles. Selling and purchasing valuables is a matter of trust. That’s why all of our dealers are screened based on strict criteria before they are certified […]

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Numismatic Guaranty Corporation Upgrades NGC Registry

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is proud to announce that an upgraded NGC Registry is now available at NGCcoin.com/Registry. The NGC Registry is an online platform where collectors can register and display their NGC-certified coins and compete against other collectors for the best sets. A free NGC membership is all it takes to participate. Established in […]

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Proof 67+ CAC 1950 Franklin Half Among Stack’s Bowers Dec. Collectors Choice Online Coin & Currency Auction Highlights

By Stack’s Bowers …… The Stack’s Bowers December Collectors Choice sale is now online – check out StacksBowers.com to view over 450 lots of U.S. Coins and Currency. As a special holiday promotion, we are offering you FREE SHIPPING within the United States on all orders totaling $500 or more before shipping or taxes. This […]

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Explore the ANA Money Museum From the Comfort of Home

Virtual Exhibits Transform the Way History is Seen   Money derives its value by being a medium of exchange, a unit of measurement, and a storehouse for wealth; it can be a shell, a metal coin, or a piece of paper. Money also provides a substantial record of the history and culture of civilizations dating […]

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Ancient Coin News – ANS Releases Seleucid Coins Online Version 2

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the release of version 2 (v.2) of the web-based research tool: Seleucid Coins Online (SCO). As a component of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Hellenistic Royal Coinages (HRC) project, SCO aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the coinages struck by the Seleucid kings between […]

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The CoinWeek Midnight Stream Returns Tonight!

By CoinWeek …. Be sure to watch episode six of the CoinWeek Midnight Stream tonight at 12 o’clock am, Eastern Standard Time (11 pm Central). Join Charles Morgan for a live show about coins, coin collecting, and whatever else is on his mind. Ask CoinWeek’s editor-in-chief your own questions in the interactive chat and talk […]

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Rare Coin Social Media Groups Explode in Popularity

Only 21 months ago Rob Oberth from Marietta, Georgia launched Coin Dealers Helping Coins Dealers (CDHCD) as a private Facebook group devoted to the wholesale trading of rare coins, and other numismatic material. As the name implies, the group was created to bring dealers together to share ideas about the challenges and opportunities of the […]

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MA-Shops: Denarius – New World Coin & Banknote Offers From Norway

MA-Shops gives a warm welcome to Denarius By MA-Shops.com …… A Norwegian 1917 2 øre and 1670 King Frederik III funeral commemorative coin, both beautiful items, are among the new offerings from the shop Denarius. This new shop, owned by Marius Ringsrud, is a member of the Norwegian Coin Dealer Assocation since 2017. Marius received […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coins, Aliens and UFOs

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek …. On the wall of his office in the FBI building’s basement, Special Agent Fox Mulder of the TV series The X-Files has a UFO poster that proclaims: I WANT TO BELIEVE. The sentiment is widely shared, even among numismatists, who are generally a rather skeptical bunch. The “Alien” Coin […]

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Passion Meets Expertise: David Lawrence Rare Coins on MA-Shops

MA-Shops expands further and welcomes a well-known expert from the United States By CoinWeek for MA-Shops …. David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is a family business founded in 1979 by David Lawrence Feigenbaum in his spare bedroom. David, a Ph.D. in Marine Biology, was a passionate coin collector his entire life, who made the jump to […]

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Toned Seated Liberty Half, About Uncirculated Gold Aureus Highlights at MA-Shops.com

By CoinWeek for MA-Shops ….   Online coin marketplace MA-Shops works with a network of European and U.S. coin dealers to sell coins, paper currency, medals, military orders and decorations, stamps and even bottles of wine directly to the collector. Each dealer that runs an individual shop on the platform is verified by MA-Shops and their […]

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The Salvation of Rome: Gordian III Ancient Gold Aureus at MA-Shops

By CoinWeek …. Rome in the third century is a fascinating period for historians. It was a time of turmoil and encroaching chaos, but also one of the most creative eras in Roman history. it was a time of great triumphs, but also great setbacks–from some of which the Empire would never recover. Because of […]

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MA-Shops: What is a High-Quality Coin?

By Joël van Dam – Owner of Joëlnumismatics, for MA-Shops.com …… Ever since I started my career as a professional in the numismatic world, I get questions about quality almost every day. The questions I hear the most are Should I buy a more expensive high-quality coin or a less expensive, lower quality one? and […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1797 “S-136” Large Cent + 1-Page Attribution Guide

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… This latest installment in the continuing summary of the deceptive struck counterfeits documented to date concerns the 1797 “S-136” Large Cent. As with previous articles in this series I have included a one-page attribution guide to aid in the identification of any that are still out […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1795 “S-76b” Large Cent

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… This installment starts with a 2012 internet-listed example deemed a counterfeit and removed from that venue; it was further discussed in the Coin Community Forum and labeled a “Chinese” 1795 large cent. Since I was already full in chasing these latest struck fakes, I decided to […]

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Gold & Silver PAC September 2017 e-Newsletter

By Scott Barman for the Gold & Silver PAC ….. Gold & Silver News From the Political Coordinator Hurricane Harvey has devastated southeast Texas. While Houston is getting most of the media coverage since it is the nation’s fourth largest city, the area of impact starts in the Corpus Christi area extending north of Galveston to […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1796 “S-85” Large Cent + 1-Page Attribution Guide

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ……   This article is intended as a continuing summary of the deceptive struck counterfeits documented to date, including the damaged “source” coin, the example most likely repaired and used to create the dies to strike the other copies; this source was unknown when we became aware […]

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Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: 1796 “S-85” Large Cent + 1-Page Attribution Guide

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… This article is intended as a continuing summary of the deceptive struck counterfeits documented to date, including the damaged “source” coin, the example most likely repaired and used to create the dies to strike the other copies; this source was unknown when we became aware of […]

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Ireland to Release Latest Irish Science & Inventions Silver Proof Coin

New collector coin website now online By Central Bank of Ireland …..   The Central Bank of Ireland is delighted to announce that the new-and-improved collectorcoins.ie is now live. The new website will provide for an efficient and reliable service for the purchase of collector coins and will purchase replace the existing phone service. Step […]

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New Polish Coin Dealer Selling on MA-Shops

By MA-Shops.com …… Marek Melcer’s Podlaski Gabinet Numizmatyczny was officially established in the year 2000. From the beginning the company’s main mission has been aimed at reliable coin evaluation and coin grading. Since 1999 we have organized 15 professional numismatic auctions together with the Poznanski Dom Aukcyjny. Through all these years, Podlaski Gabinet has gained […]

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CoinWeek’s Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker Talk Coins on the Part-Time Genius Podcast

From onions hawked by animated ogres, to upbeat soundtracks created explicitly for sharks, there’s a lot of pork in the government’s budget. But just how outraged should we be? Will and Mango try to get an answer for you. Featuring James Ledbetter and the editors of CoinWeek. CoinWeek editors Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker were […]

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Bullion & Precious Metals Organization ICTA Launches Facebook Page

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets is now on Facebook. The association’s new social media site is a place where visitors can learn more about the association and members can stay up to date on association activities. “Facebook is a great way to highlight the breadth of the work that ICTA does,” said  chief operating […]

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Digital Future: Don’t Let Big Brother Track Your Bullion!

By Everett Millman – Gainesvillecoins.com …… Let’s be loud and clear about this point: American citizens, and human beings more generally, have a right to hold wealth in a tangible form that cannot vanish from an electronic bank ledger in a moment. This would seem to be an incontrovertible truth. It’s a matter of privacy. […]

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APMEX, Inc. Receives #45 Top Internet Retailer Ranking for 2017

APMEX, Inc., a leading online Precious Metals retailer based in Oklahoma City, was recently listed as #45 out of 500 in all of North America by Internet Retailer® and remained #1 among specialty e-retailers. This is the third consecutive year APMEX has been listed in the magazine’s top 500. APMEX ranked as the #1 specialty […]

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You Talked, Stack’s Bowers Listened: Bidding Online Even Easier Thanks to Improved Website

We listened to your feedback and are happy to announce the following improvements at StacksBowers.com The new deployment of our website, StackBowers.com, includes the following changes: We removed the “Confirm” step in the live bidding room – StacksBowers.com is now a One-Click Bid We now allow for Half Bid Increments Enhancements to our Auction Archives […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coins, Aliens and UFOs

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek …. On the wall of his office in the FBI building’s basement, Special Agent Fox Mulder of the TV series The X-Files has a UFO poster that proclaims: I WANT TO BELIEVE. The sentiment is widely shared, even among numismatists, who are generally a rather skeptical bunch. The “Alien” Coin […]

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Coin Industry News – Stack’s Bowers Galleries Acquires CollectiveCoin.com

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce it has acquired the interactive website CollectiveCoin.com. CollectiveCoin.com was started in 2014 by Matt Lenore and Nick Baum and is a leading tool for managing coin collections online, allowing collectors to publicly or privately view, manage and track their numismatic collections seamlessly across all devices. The website also […]

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New PCGS Online Interface for Registry Set Collecting

The PCGS Set Registry (www.PCGS.com/SetRegistry) continues its push into the digital age with its latest design, allowing coin collectors to enjoy the digital collecting experience on mobile devices. With 82,281 registered sets, and counting, the online coin hub just received a sleek, new interface, which allows users to navigate the site in a streamlined manner […]

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New Mobile App Takes Advantage of NGC Online Collecting Tools

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has released a new mobile app that features some of the most popular research tools from the world’s largest third-party coin grading service. Optimized for both smartphones and tablets, the free NGC app is available now in the App Store and Google Play. The NGC app includes the essential Verify NGC […]

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It’s War! Heritage v. Christie’s Alleges Computer Fraud, Copyright Infringement

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …. As reported last month by CoinWeek, Heritage Auctions filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas in Dallas on December 9 against Christie’s auction house and Collectrium, the tech startup it acquired in 2015. Court filings list eight counts detailing multiple allegations of copyright […]

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Kolbe & Fanning: Super-Cheap Catalogues!

It is a simple fact that many sale catalogues that contain good, solid information aren’t worth much money on the secondary market. Collectors and researchers continue to need them, though the monetary return makes it difficult for booksellers to bother with them. As a result, they tend to pile up. We have compiled a list […]

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American Numismatic Society Announces Launch of New Website

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is delighted to announce the debut of its new website, numismatics.org, which features improved navigation, search capability, and user interface to help numismatists explore, learn, shop, and conduct research with ease. The newly-launched website maintains the same domain name as the previous site, and allows for all the same information […]

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Newman Numismatic Portal Announces Opening of Numismatic Research Site

By Newman Numismatic Portal …… The Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) is now live and open to the general public at NewmanPortal.org. Funded by the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES), NNP is administered through Washington University in St. Louis, and aims to provide the most comprehensive numismatic resources available on the Internet. “I have […]

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