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CIT’s 2026 Summer Launch

CIT’s 2026 Summer Launch

September 23, 2026

Read time 5 min read

Summer may be over, but you can soak up the best of CIT's 2026 Summer Launch with some seriously innovative products.

CIT’s 2026 Summer Launch
Computer Coin Grading: The Technology

Computer Coin Grading: The Technology

September 23, 2026

Read time 2 min read

Rather that erasing human expertise, computer coin grading devices like the OCS200 provide an accessible pre-grading tool.

Computer Coin Grading: The Technology
Error Coin Essentials: Foreign Matter

Error Coin Essentials: Foreign Matter

September 22, 2026

Read time 5 min read

Embedded foreign matter can be introduced to coins in many ways at different points in the coin production process and creates unique errors.

Error Coin Essentials: Foreign Matter
Should We Fear a Digital Dollar?

Should We Fear a Digital Dollar?

September 14, 2026

Read time 4 min read

With increased adoption of virtual currencies around the world, many have criticized the privacy and stability of a U.S. digital dollar.

Should We Fear a Digital Dollar?
The Princess & the Frog

The Princess & the Frog

September 9, 2026

Read time 5 min read

A previously undocumented 130th issue of the Society of Medalists reveals a final chapter in the celebrated series.

The Princess & the Frog
Future Forward: The Next 250 Years of Coin Collecting

Future Forward: The Next 250 Years of Coin Collecting

September 8, 2026

Read time 6 min read

The future of coin collecting holds transformation, as digital technology and the decline of physical currency will change how we collect.

Future Forward: The Next 250 Years of Coin Collecting
An Unmatched Presidential Coin Presentation 

An Unmatched Presidential Coin Presentation 

September 6, 2026

Read time 4 min read

Two coins gifted to the same congressional recipient were preserved with official White House correspondence. 

An Unmatched Presidential Coin Presentation 
Half Dimes: History & Meaning

Half Dimes: History & Meaning

August 21, 2026

Read time 6 min read

Over nine design types and nearly 80 years, half dimes experienced a varied history before becoming obsolete.

Half Dimes: History & Meaning
2026 Common Cents Act

2026 Common Cents Act

August 20, 2026

Read time 3 min read

The 2026 Common Cents Act would clarify cash-rounding options and allow for experiments with the nickel’s composition.

2026 Common Cents Act
Computer Coin Grading: An Introduction

Computer Coin Grading: An Introduction

August 20, 2026

Read time 4 min read

Computer coin grading machines like the OSC200 have the potential to create an even more evidence-based method for this practice.

Computer Coin Grading: An Introduction
Parthava Debuts New Products to 135,000 Fans

Parthava Debuts New Products to 135,000 Fans

August 20, 2026

Read time 4 min read

Parthava Coin and Agoro have joined forces to launch exciting pop-culture collectibles at FAN EXPO Canada 2026.

Parthava Debuts New Products to 135,000 Fans
Currency that Went Bananas

Currency that Went Bananas

August 19, 2026

Read time 5 min read

Thanks to a corrupt leader, Kantanga’s currency "went bananas" after the Congo Crisis of 1960; but was it cunning, greed, or avarice?

Currency that Went Bananas