Reading Room Exclusives

Read can’t-miss columns and features, and listen to audio stories from the best authors in the hobby. You won’t find these articles anywhere else!

Mysterious Gold, Part 1

August 4, 2026

3 min read

Some early Japanese gold coins arrived to the United States via intriguing channels involving a U.S. president and a failed railroad venture.

Mysterious Gold, Part 1

Affordable Ancients: Greek Fractional Silver

July 28, 2026

5 min read

Greek commerce ran on fractional silver coins that circulated for centuries and survive in such numbers that trophy hunters ignore them.

Affordable Ancients: Greek Fractional Silver

Collecting Circulated Morgan Dollars

July 26, 2026

6 min read

Collectors can assemble an attractive set of Very Fine to Extremely Fine Morgan dollars for a fraction of the cost of a gem quality set.

Collecting Circulated Morgan Dollars

Art Mint’s Greatest U.S. Coins Make Waves

July 25, 2026

8 min read

Art Mint's Greatest United States Coins series celebrates some of the most historically important and artistically significant U.S. coins.

Art Mint’s Greatest U.S. Coins Make Waves

Adventures in True Grit Collecting

July 23, 2026

4 min read

Determined hobbyists with enthusiasm and tenacity often devise their own rules for collecting hard-to-acquire coins.

Adventures in True Grit Collecting

The Voyage for Spanish Silver

July 22, 2026

6 min read

Don MacKay speaks about hunting for treasure off the coast of Ecuador and finding thousands of Spanish silver coins.

The Voyage for Spanish Silver

The Odyssey Told through Coins

July 21, 2026

6 min read

Sail alongside Odysseus and learn about ancient coins that represent some of the challenges the hero faced on his adventurous voyage.

The Odyssey Told through Coins

Phidias’s Works in Ancient Numismatics

July 21, 2026

9 min read

Ancient Greek coins and Roman copies offer a remarkable glimpse into the lost masterpieces of the great sculptor Phidias.

Phidias’s Works in Ancient Numismatics

The Numismatist Receives APEX Award for Excellence

July 20, 2026

1 min read

The Numismatist, the official magazine of the ANA, has been recognized with an APEX Award for Publication Excellence.

The Numismatist Receives APEX Award for Excellence

Error Coin Essentials: Die Breaks

July 18, 2026

5 min read

There are several variations of die breaks, and all are interesting additions to error coin enthusiasts' collections.

Error Coin Essentials: Die Breaks

1,000 Stories Strong

July 14, 2026

1 min read

The ANA's Reading Room, launched in 2023, reaches a major milestone with the publication of its 1,000th post.

1,000 Stories Strong

The Importance of Curiosity

July 14, 2026

5 min read

Collecting is an activity. Curiosity is an identity. Here are some ways we can better nurture curiosity in YNs.

The Importance of Curiosity

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