Author Archives for Caleb Noel

The Alchemist

March 11, 2024 6:16 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

For centuries, the primary goal of the legendary alchemists was to find a way to make gold from base metals […]

March 11, 2024 6:15 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

Collectors widely believe that if you are going to collect coins seriously, you need at least a basic home library […]

March 11, 2024 6:14 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

It should be easy to tell which is your coins’ obverse (front) and reverse (back). Still, you’re deceiving yourself if […]

March 7, 2024 11:18 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

The 2024 Liberty-Britannia coin program, released in February, was billed by the United States Mint and the Royal Mint as […]

March 4, 2024 6:57 am Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

When I sat down to write this column, I had planned to discuss California fractional gold. However, I’m prone to […]

February 28, 2024 6:49 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

On February 29 at noon (EST), the United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2024 Greatest Generation commemorative […]

February 22, 2024 5:38 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has announced that Dr. Gilles Bransbourg will step down as executive director in September 2024. […]

February 22, 2024 3:19 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

CIT Coin Invest AG of Liechtenstein continues to set the world standard for high-relief collector coins with the debut of […]

February 21, 2024 9:43 pm Published by Caleb Noel 1 Comment

This is the second installment in a series of interviews with coin designers and medallic sculptors that began with master […]

February 9, 2024 10:52 pm Published by Caleb Noel Leave your thoughts

Have you ever dreamed of owning one of the famous French gold coins of the 17th century, known as Louis […]