Editors Note: The following is a letter we received following publication of an article on June 23rd by Louis Golino, “Are MS-70 Coins Value Traps” We felt the subject important enough to remove this from the comments section and... read more »
July 6, 2011 2:44 AM / 1 comment
West Coast Coins Distinguished on Grading Label
The U. S. Mint’s recent announcement that its production of Uncirculated Silver American Eagle bullion coins will be supplemented with coins minted at San Francisco came as a delightful surprise... read more »
June 7, 2011 9:04 AM / no comments
The first ever European auction devoted primarily to PCGS certified coins will be conducted at by the prominent French antiques and collectibles auction house Drouot (www.Drouot.com), in Paris on May 31, 2011. Over 500 lots of world and United... read more »
May 24, 2011 6:28 AM / no comments
News and Analysis of scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #49
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
While I often write about topics of interest to knowledgeable collectors, today’s column is aimed at beginners and... read more »
April 20, 2011 8:26 AM / 4 comments
How are Proof gold coins from the 19th century graded differently than their business strike counterparts?
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
In order to fully grasp the topic of this blog, there are a few concepts that I’d like to introduce.... read more »
April 6, 2011 10:08 PM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
I’ve recently read articles on other websites about how the coin market has changed in the last few decades. Surprisingly, few of these articles mentioned the internet; the single biggest game-changer... read more »
March 24, 2011 10:43 PM / 1 comment
Special label now available for coins included in 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins
NGC has created a special presentation label for coins featured in 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins. This newly released book ranks the most important U.S. coins... read more »
March 16, 2011 9:03 AM / no comments
Dealers and collectors interested in becoming members of the Certified Acceptance Corp. (CAC) will have to apply by May 1.
Membership will be closed after that date, at least through the end of 2011 and possibly beyond, according to John Albanese,... read more »
March 15, 2011 10:25 AM / no comments
The second annual PCGS Million Dollar Coin Club reference guide has been unveiled by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com).
Originally launched in January 2010 with 210 “charter member” United States rare coins valued... read more »
February 15, 2011 4:47 PM / no comments
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that they have certified a significant Carson City Variety.
A coin submitted to NCS for conservation followed by NGC grading has turned out to be an unpublished variety. This gold eagle coined... read more »
February 3, 2011 1:13 PM / no comments
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) marked its 25th anniversary with PCGS leaders proudly looking back at a quarter-century filled with accomplishments and eagerly looking ahead to upcoming methods and plans for increasing consumer... read more »
February 3, 2011 10:28 AM / no comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #36
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
Last week, I covered the FUN Convention in general and, soon, I will post a review of the Platinum Night event. The primary... read more »
January 19, 2011 7:59 AM / 1 comment
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that their online security image archive now includes 3,000,000 coins – the largest database of NGC- certified coins in existence anywhere. Since October 2008 NGC has been capturing digital... read more »
January 18, 2011 8:17 AM / no comments
By Vic Bozarth – Bozarth Numismatics
The ‘COIN DOCTORING’ controversy is indeed the HOT topic currently. My name is Vic Bozarth and I am proud to be a PNG-Professional Numismatist Guild member. My wife Sherri and I both attended... read more »
January 15, 2011 8:45 AM / 1 comment
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that they have certified a newly-discovered platinum eagle variety.
The latest oddity to surface in the U. S. Mint’s American Eagle Bullion Coin series is a 2007-W platinum $100 piece in... read more »
January 13, 2011 4:34 PM / no comments