The Reading Room
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Get to Know the ANA Board Candidates

Get to Know the ANA Board Candidates

Learn all about the numismatists hoping to lead the ANA into the future by watching the 2025-27 Candidate Forum.
Read More
Join the ANA for Free during National Coin Week!

Join the ANA for Free during National Coin Week!

New ANA members can get a FREE 12-month membership during this year's NCW celebration.
Read More
Fame & Infamy: Coins of Rome’s Best & Worst Emperors

Fame & Infamy: Coins of Rome’s Best & Worst Emperors

Ancient coins provide a glimpse into the past and a look at some of history's most well-known Roman emperors.
Read More
Katz Auction Celebrates 150th Sale

Katz Auction Celebrates 150th Sale

From April 16-17, one of Europe's leading numismatic houses will hold a landmark auction that includes prized rarities.
Read More
The Mysterious Silphium Plant

The Mysterious Silphium Plant

The existence of a long-forgotten miracle drug is evidenced on ancient coins minted thousands of years ago.
Read More
Herakles: Timeless Hero & Fashion Trendsetter

Herakles: Timeless Hero & Fashion Trendsetter

Because of his extraordinary reputation as a hero, Herakles role as a fashion designer is overlooked but clearly demonstrated on coins.
Read More

News & Notes

Get to Know the ANA Board Candidates

Get to Know the ANA Board Candidates

Read time1 min read

Meet the numismatists vying to shape the future of the American Numismatic Association—watch the 2025 Candidate Forum now.

Get to Know the ANA Board Candidates
A Golden Offer

A Golden Offer

Read time2 min read

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will offer an example of the gold Franklin Roosevelt 1945 inauguration medal in its Summer Global Showcase Auction.

A Golden Offer
Bermuda Wins Big

Bermuda Wins Big

Read time1 min read

The Bermuda Monetary Authority $5 note was named the winner of the International Bank Note Society’s 2024 Bank Note of the Year award.

Bermuda Wins Big
Read More
New Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal

New Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal

Read time2 min read

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame issued its 56th medal to honor the work of Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.

New Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal
More Bang for Your Book

More Bang for Your Book

Read time2 min read

The Numismatist’s “Humor” columnist Jerry Cestkowski released a book titled American Dynamite that includes numismatic tidbits.

More Bang for Your Book
Germany Jumps on Bullion Bandwagon

Germany Jumps on Bullion Bandwagon

Read time1 min read

Germany has launched a national bullion coin called the Bayern Thaler, equivalent to Canada’s Maple Leaf and Great Britain’s Britannia.

Germany Jumps on Bullion Bandwagon
Read More

Top Stories

Just Starting Out

The Young Collector

U.S. Coins

Tokens & Medals

Paper Money