News

11/10/2015 - Can any collection of ancient coins be complete without at least one of the earliest coins ever struck?

11/5/2015 - The market has become nearly obsessed with eye appeal and quality.

10/29/2015 - Collector types and their various opinions on the present market.

10/22/2015 - Some of the best coin values today are in the overlooked issues such as gold commemoratives. Look for coins that have been severely depressed in recent years.

10/21/2015 - Nearly 1,800 lots of rare world coins and banknotes featured in Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 5-10 Official Auction in Baltimore.

10/20/2015 - Coin in ANA collection authenticated by NGC.

10/19/2015 - NGC welcomes prominent numismatist and coin grader Miles Standish as vice president.

10/15/2015 - New Hobbyists Entering The Fold; The Collectors Favorite—CC Morgan Dollars—Surging Ahead; Toned Morgans Hot.

10/13/2015 - NGC graders identify two counterfeit 1872 Two Cent Pieces with depressions and weak denticles.

10/13/2015 - When blank planchets or fully sized coining dies were unavailable, it was much easier to simply strike a number, symbol or simplified die into an already-struck coin and declare it legal tender.