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Parthava Breaks into Bank Notes

November 18, 2025

3 min read

Parthava is expanding beyond its legacy of exclusive coin-partnership deals with the debut of its first paper-money collection.

Parthava Breaks into Bank Notes

All I Want for Christmas Is the Last U.S. Cent

November 17, 2025

2 min read

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will auction the U.S. Mint’s last circulation-strike cents in special three-coin sets this December.

All I Want for Christmas Is the Last U.S. Cent

Rising Crime

November 15, 2025

1 min read

Rising precious-metal prices fuel an increase in thefts and fraud targeting coin dealers and collectors, who need to stay vigilant.

Rising Crime

Counterfeit Fractionals

November 14, 2025

2 min read

Simple designs and limited oversight made 19th-century fractional notes an easy target for counterfeiters.

Counterfeit Fractionals

Numismatic Nonsense

November 14, 2025

4 min read

Trust me; if a deal on a rare coin, token, medal, or bank note sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Numismatic Nonsense

William Woodin: A Preeminent Collector

November 14, 2025

6 min read

A railroad businessman built a grand specialized coin collection and saved thousands of numismatic rarities from the melting pot.

William Woodin: A Preeminent Collector

Confusion Marks the Last Day of U.S. Cents

November 13, 2025

2 min read

As the number of 1-cent coins in circulation continues to dwindle, businesses are clamoring for guidance on how to navigate the shortage.

Confusion Marks the Last Day of U.S. Cents

Saddle Ridge Hoard

October 20, 2025

4 min read

Twelve years ago, a California couple found 1,427 gold coins struck between 1847 and 1894 buried on their property in rusty metal cans.

Saddle Ridge Hoard

A Penny Saved

October 10, 2025

3 min read

Cents are costly to produce, endlessly collectible, and often misnamed. What does this future hold for the lowest U.S. denomination?

A Penny Saved

One Man’s Fake

October 9, 2025

6 min read

One numismatic item appeared to be a well-crafted fake, but it was actually a facsimile crafted to inform collectors.

One Man’s Fake

Buyer Beware

October 7, 2025

4 min read

One of the most frustrating obstacles in numismatics is counterfeits, and no place is more notorious for selling them than eBay.

Buyer Beware

Take a Trip to the Money Museum

October 7, 2025

3 min read

The Edward C. Rochette Money Museum allows visitors to delve into the world of currency and discover its rich history.

Take a Trip to the Money Museum

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