by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
There is no question that the policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, specifically its role in shaping monetary policy, have a big impact on precious metal markets.
The Fed sets short-term interest rates, whereas... read more »
April 27, 2012 7:18 AM / 6 comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
A CoinWeek Content Partner
The phone rang early Saturday morning. It was a collector calling. The conversation went something like this:
“Hi Doug, this is “collector X” (the names have been changed... read more »
April 27, 2012 6:56 AM / 2 comments
Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast,
In this month’s Rare Coin Road Warrior I want to discuss a couple of ‘key’ developments in the business. First, I am going to ‘revisit’ my market report from earlier this month titled “GIGO”. Second,... read more »
April 26, 2012 6:43 AM / no comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #105
Last week, I covered the Silver Center Copper Cent pattern of 1792 that sold for $1.15 million in Heritage’s... read more »
April 25, 2012 10:35 AM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
On Tuesday, April 24 a spokesman for the South African Reserve Bank, Hlengani Mathebula, e-mailed a statement to the Associated Press about a controversy regarding gold Krugerrand coins that first came to light... read more »
April 25, 2012 7:19 AM / 11 comments
By Patrick A. Heller
Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com
If you ask the average politician, the financial problems of Europe have supposedly been cured.
Oh yeah?
If that is true, how come the International Monetary Fund (IMF)... read more »
April 24, 2012 1:01 PM / 4 comments
by Al Doyle for CoinWeek
Are you a collector or investor? The answer doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition. More than a few coin enthusiasts have a favorite series or two they pursue as a hobby while investing in gold and silver... read more »
April 24, 2012 6:51 AM / no comments
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek.com – MFRareCoins.com
As coin market trends change and evolve, and prices rise over the long-term, buyers’ demands change and become more refined. The current demand trend for high-end coins is a preference... read more »
April 23, 2012 6:37 AM / no comments
Hot Topics by Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics
FINALLY-A DEFINITION OF COIN DOCTORING HAS BEEN VOTED IN!
The definition of coin doctoring FINALLY has been accepted by a major organization-The PNG. Next up, we need the ANA to accept it... read more »
April 23, 2012 6:22 AM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
This is the first article in a new column that will provide brief news and analysis of significant developments in modern U.S. and world coins. This edition focuses on some noteworthy recent and upcoming coin... read more »
April 23, 2012 5:57 AM / no comments