Record-Breaking Colonial Coin
December 3, 2024 7:58 pm Leave your thoughtsOn November 18, a silver threepence struck in Boston in 1652 set a world record in a Stack’s Bowers Galleries […]
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WitterBrick Gold Mine
November 14, 2024 10:57 pm Leave your thoughtsThe first series of WitterBricks sold out within minutes of their release, and two of the cheapest options (priced at […]
(1694) Elephant Token
November 5, 2024 7:55 pm Leave your thoughtsThe enigmatic (1694) Elephant tokens are a fascinating area of numismatics. They were struck in London in the late 17th […]
Damaged Dollars
October 25, 2024 9:16 pm Leave your thoughtsMutilated Bills Stores, ATMs, and banks around the United States will no longer accept paper money that is deemed “mutilated” […]
Baltimore Winter Expo
October 17, 2024 10:23 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo will be held November 14-16. The free event will feature over 1,000 independent dealers, along […]
Coins for the Cure
October 9, 2024 10:48 pm Leave your thoughtsTo kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Whitman Brands has partnered with Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer […]
Hidden Treasure
October 7, 2024 8:30 pm Leave your thoughtsLike many others, entrepreneur Jon Collins-Black pursued Forrest Fenn’s famous treasure. Its discovery in 2020 inspired Collins-Black to make a […]
1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
October 2, 2024 9:52 pm Leave your thoughtsAnyone who is considering collecting a complete set of Walking Liberty half dollars (1916-47) should take a good, hard look […]
Exercise for the Mind
September 30, 2024 8:32 pm Leave your thoughtsNumismatists have known for ages the joys of collecting. Now its cognitive benefits are being backed by scientific research, according […]
Coin-Show Crime
September 17, 2024 2:31 pm Leave your thoughtsThe nation has seen a surge in organized crime following coin shows. Thieves target dealers on their way home from […]