I follow the auctions of the major US companies … sometimes bidding, occasionally winning a coin. A day or so after the auction ends, some...
Was reading an article by a carpenter who does some demolition work on old New England houses. Sometimes he’ll salvage chunks of hardwood and...
The technique is muonic X-ray emission spectroscopy. Muons are subatomic particles which can penetrate metal to at least the thickness of coins....
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) was able to purchase most of the archives of the Medallic Art Company (MACO), which went bankrupt in 2016....
Christos Pouloglou, 33, lost a collection of 22-carat gold coins from his room on the 21st floor after going out to dinner with his wife. He is...
I’ve noticed that older, high-grade copper coins often sell for a huge premium if the color has been graded red (RD) rather than red-brown (RB)....
239 pre-revolutionary (Louis XIII and XIV) French gold coins were found in the wall of a house during renovation in 2019. Their existence was...
There will be 350 1-ounce silver proofs, all graded PR70DC, and 3,500 1-ounce silver business strikes. In addition, there will be non-monetized...
OK, it’s not Lizzie Borden. I’m referring to the face of Ms. Liberty on St. Gaudens double eagles … specifically the normal relief business...
I consider the people I actually know at club meetings to be honest and have no fear of them pocketing coins that are passed around. But at large...
Received an email from Joe Orlando than he is resigning as CEO. Collectors Universe owns PSA, PCGS and the Long Beach show. The shakeup...
Grading from pictures can be tough, but I’d like some opinions on the French 10-franc coin below. NGC has it graded MS64. Because of the...
Just received my copy of the new 2nd revised edition of The Gold Sovereign by Michael Marsh (revised by Steve Hill). Pre-ordered last month from...
Most of us have seen scenes of a sharpshooter (usually an actor who doesn’t know a trigger from a hammer) nailing a poor coin tossed in the air....
Idea is to name a major coin type produced by a branch mint for only one year prior to 1999. Must be a type intended for circulation in the U.S....
Sent in the pair (U.S. silver medal and U.K. 2£ coin) to PCGS a while ago but can’t complain about the outcome … I was lucky. See the pics. 70...
Yup, just recognized by Guinness World Records. It’s gold with a face value of ¼ franc. Diameter is about 0.1 inch (3 mm) and weight about...
This is the first, but not the last, of I don’t know how many. Posting interval will vary from one week to decades. Try to answer from your...
Logically, it seems it should. There would be nothing to encapsulate if it didn’t cross. But maybe it’s just another rung on the status ladder...
Suppose you send a recently minted coin to NGC or PCGS, and it comes back graded 69. You look and look with magnification and can’t find a flaw....
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