Late October 2012
Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast,
Grading is everything in rare coins. One of the old sayings in our business is that a coin’s grade goes up a ‘point’ once YOU buy a coin or own it. Prior to third party grading services,... read more »
October 19, 2012 2:50 PM / 1 comment
Examples of Italian Bank Notes from the Collection of Stefano Poddi
Interviewer: David Lisot – Rome, Italy March 2012
Stefano Poddi is a collector and scholar of Italian paper money. He began his collection in 2002 and in 2011 became an... read more »
April 18, 2012 7:45 AM / 5 comments
Posted by Ethan Bickford, PMG Researcher
One of the most successful counterfeiters of the 20th century was Czeslaw Bojarski and he preferred to work alone.
We have many prefabricated images in our heads of counterfeit operations; massive mafia... read more »
March 26, 2012 11:04 AM / no comments
By Bruce Roland Hagen, Senior Research Numismatist, Stacks Bowers
The highest Mormon Church officials gathered in January 1849 to finalize and circulate the most historic paper currency in their history.
Using Kirtland Safety Society Bank... read more »
March 15, 2012 7:02 AM / no comments