NGC Certifies 1924 Olympic Gold Medal
August 21, 2024 7:49 pm Leave your thoughtsNumismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) certified a rare first-place Olympic medal from the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris. NGC authenticated […]
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The Grinch Appears at the World’s Fair of Money®
August 14, 2024 9:20 pm Leave your thoughtsDr. Seuss Enterprises has approved the use of depictions of Dr. Seuss’s iconic characters on legal-tender collector coins for the […]
2024 Silver American Eagles Now Available
August 7, 2024 3:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe 2024 silver American Eagle proof coins are now available to order through the U.S. Mint. The specimens will be […]
Counterfeit Coin Remedy
July 29, 2024 5:05 pm Leave your thoughtsFederal law prohibits the ownership of counterfeit coins, leaving duped collectors in a bind. Victims of counterfeits must turn in […]
BEP Summer Tours
July 22, 2024 10:16 pm Leave your thoughtsFrom July 23-26, 2024, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) will be offering free demonstrations and tours at its […]
Artistic Theft
July 18, 2024 3:08 pm Leave your thoughtsOn June 18, Brazilian conceptual artist Ilê Sartuzi stole a 17th-century coin from London’s British Museum. During a demonstration with a […]
Birds of a Feather
July 1, 2024 8:48 pm Leave your thoughtsOn June 4, the Royal Canadian Mint released the fourth issue in its Colorful Birds series. The .9999-fine silver $20 […]
Unearthed History
June 19, 2024 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsOn June 16, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a coin hoard of 94 specimens dated A.D. 221-354. […]
Money Talks Exhibit at the Ashmolean
June 14, 2024 6:09 pm Leave your thoughtsFrom August 9 to January 5, a new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, will examine the complex […]
Cup Runneth Over
May 31, 2024 6:58 pm Leave your thoughtsBenjamin D.R. Hellings, the Jackson-Tomasko associate curator of numismatics at the Yale University Art Gallery, has compiled a comprehensive reference […]