In the latest entry into my series of coin dealer reviews, I made a purchase from L&C Coins. They are a major advertiser in coin collecting-related magazines, and they ... Read More

I was rather surprised when the email alerts came through a little while ago, letting journalists know that the Alaska Statehood Quarter launch ceremony had proceeded without Alaska Governor Sarah ... Read More

Coin World is reporting in its September 8 issue that PCGS has purchased a selection of counterfeit Chinese coins and coin dies on an unnamed online auction site. The ... Read More

One of the many interesting corporate announcements made by the big players in numismatics at the recent ANA World's Fair of Money in Baltimore seems to have been lost among ... Read More

Reading the headline of this post, you might wonder why it is newsworthy that a nickel is worth a nickel. The answer is that around this time last year, ... Read More

Today was the big day for the Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar! It was officially released at a ceremony at Andrew Jackson's famous plantation mansion, the Hermitage. Rather than ... Read More

One of my favorite coin collecting categories is ancient Greek and Roman coins. I have been collecting them since my college days, when I'd buy "freshly dug-up" ancient coins ... Read More

The 2008 ANA World's Fair of Money has been over for a little more than week now, but attendees are still buzzing about what a great show it was! ... Read More

Today, August 8 of '08 is an important day for many reasons. Of course, everyone knows the Summer Olympics opened in Beijing, China, today at (you guessed it, exactly ... Read More

If there is one sure method of lowering the value of your rare coins, it is to clean them. Cleaning your coins will generally reduce their value by 80% ... Read More