by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
Each year modern world coin collectors eagerly await the release of the latest Panda coins from China, which are made in silver and gold.
Even more than is the case with other world releases, one ounce silver Pandas... read more »
March 20, 2012 5:14 PM / 8 comments
All proof U.S. gold coins from the 1830s are very rare, and only six specimens of the 1836 Classic Head quarter eagle are known in proof format. No record was kept of proof mintages in this era, as the coins were only struck at the behest... read more »
March 19, 2012 7:19 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
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #99
Although I very much prefer to write about scarce or rare coins, rather than common coins, generic U.S. gold coins... read more »
March 14, 2012 7:36 AM / 3 comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
Coinweek Content Partner
If you are a collector of rare date gold, you have probably noticed that there are distinct patterns of availability. In other words, certain coins may go from very unavailable... read more »
March 12, 2012 6:54 AM / no comments
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #98
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
When people think about rare dimes, their minds do not often turn to 1846 Liberty Seated Dimes. They think instead... read more »
March 7, 2012 2:35 PM / 2 comments
Turn-of-the-Century Pennies Ranked as World’s Fourth All-Time Finest Collection in Its Category
eBay and David Lawrence Rare Coins today announced plans to auction one of the world’s largest – and rarest – Lincoln penny collections.... read more »
March 6, 2012 7:19 AM / 1 comment
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
Spot prices on the futures markets for precious metals have always been volatile, especially for silver.
But since last year’s roller coaster ride, in which gold and silver reached previous or new nominal highs... read more »
March 5, 2012 9:02 AM / 3 comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
There are many different ways to try to explain and understand the precious metals markets.
Some people focus on short-term vs. long-term factors, while others stress underlying fundamentals. Profit taking also... read more »
March 1, 2012 5:33 AM / 4 comments
News and Analysis of scarce coins, markets, and the collecting community #97
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
I was astonished that a stamp auction company in San Francisco offered a very extensive collection of U.S. gold coins that... read more »
February 29, 2012 9:26 AM / 1 comment