Gem Barber Halves: A Tale of an Avid Collector and His Gem Mint State Set

9 years ago

By Dr. Peter K. Shireman, Guest Contributor Barber half dollars represent a most interesting and challenging series, particularly in mint…

BIS Warns of ‘Uneasy Calm’ in Markets Before Possible Debt Storm

9 years ago

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned in its latest quarterly review that the current ‘uneasy calm’ in financial…

Silver Predictions 2016: Watch China and the Gold Price

9 years ago

This time last year, silver market watchers were hopefully predicting that the white metal’s price might improve by the end…

Archives International Auctions XXX – U.S. & World Banknotes, Scripophily & Coins

9 years ago

By Archives International Auctions….   Archives International Auctions (AIA) & Dr. Robert Schwartz are proud to present U.S., Chinese &…

CoinWeek Podcast #4: CoinWeek: It’s Time for the United States to Eliminate the Cent – Audio: 6:12

9 years ago

Former Director of the United States Mint Philip N. Diehl believes that the one cent coin has outlived its usefulness.…

United States Mint Rolls Out 2015 Holiday Campaign

9 years ago

On December 3, the United States Mint officially announced its Holiday Campaign for 2015. The Mint’s 2015 Holiday Campaign will…

China Finds Undersea Gold Deposit Worth Billions

9 years ago

Courtesy of  Everett Millman and  GainesvilleCoins.com ….   Just when you thought China’s pursuit of gold couldn’t get any more…

Coin Collecting and Numismatics – Thoughts on Rarity, Part 3

9 years ago

By Harvey Stack – Founder, Stack’s Bowers….   Part 1 Part 2 Here I continue my thoughts on rarities, and…

United States 1931-S Lincoln Cent

9 years ago

Description: The Lincoln cent is the United States’ longest serving coin. Its 1909 debut marked the centennial of the birth…

Serenissima: Medieval Coinage of Venice

9 years ago

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz….   BETWEEN THE YEARS 1200 and 1600 a handful of feisty Italians created…