Seven Questions About Coins
Just Starting Out
5 min read
An infamous numismatist once remarked that to fully understand the history surrounding a coin, one [...]
Seven Questions About Coins
Columns
These short, informative articles cover a wide range of numismatic topics.
Collecting Sample Slabs
Collecting on a Budget
6 min read
Did you attend the ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Pittsburgh last year? If so, [...]
Collecting Sample Slabs
Numismatics: Just Call It Money
Just Starting Out
5 min read
The ANA’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum sits on the Colorado College campus in beautiful [...]
Numismatics: Just Call It Money
Storing Your Collection
Just Starting Out
5 min read
After adding a few pieces to your collection, you may wonder how to store your [...]
Storing Your Collection
How Much Should You Pay for a Coin?
Just Starting Out
5 min read
So, have you found the perfect coin for your collection? The right grade, the right [...]
How Much Should You Pay for a Coin?
Coin Jewelry
Reading Room Exclusives
6 min read
Not long ago, I purchased a few coins from a friend. Included was a rather [...]
Coin Jewelry
To Clean or Not to Clean?
Just Starting Out
4 min read
One of the most prolific discussions and controversies in numismatics has been the subject of [...]
To Clean or Not to Clean?
AI Coin Grading
The Young Collector
6 min read
The coin-grading industry has transformed remarkably from its humble beginnings, evolving from what skeptics once [...]
AI Coin Grading
Do “Details” Reduce a Coin’s Value?
Just Starting Out
5 min read
In the 1950s and ’60s, the motif of the day was to regularly clean coins. [...]
Do “Details” Reduce a Coin’s Value?
The “Beau Dollar” Mystery
U.S. Coins
8 min read
English has been called unflatteringly a “bastard language”; the more polite among linguists are more [...]
The “Beau Dollar” Mystery