The U.S. Mint has been granted the authority to fine persons and businesses who improperly use its "names, emblems, and symbols, as well as those of the U.S. Department of ... Read More

Last week, we took a look at a situation where an elderly lady brings a jar of old coins to a local coin show, hoping to discover their value and ... Read More

Charles Daughtrey, a longtime coin collector and noted Lincoln Cent authority, has undertaken an interesting project that will answer many of the pesky questions that Lincoln Cent collectors deal with ... Read More

The idea for this week's Coin Dealer Ethics discussion was sent in by Sandy B. in Corpus Christi, Texas. She wrote: Hi, I'd very much like to learn ways of handling ... Read More

Update: The 1969-S penny discussed here was ultimately graded PCGS MS-64 Red, which is tied with one other specimen for the finest known. It sold at a Heritage ... Read More

The Australian Royal Mint at Canberra has a really cool machine that lets you make your own coins on demand! It's a huge coin-press, that makes 25mm $1 legal ... Read More

The U.S. Mint began taking orders on Tuesday, Oct. 9 for the 2007 Uncirculated Mint Sets. These sets are "new" because the Mint has completely redesigned the packaging they ... Read More

Last week, I presented a scenario in which I found an 1857 Flying Eagle Cent in a coin dealer's flat-rate pick box. The Flying Eagle was in a pretty ... Read More

I have always been a big fan of pick boxes (what most dealers call "junk boxes.") These are the sorts of boxes where coin dealers throw coins that are ... Read More