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!

Leper Colony Money

November 22, 2024

4 min read

In the 19th century, fear of contagion led to unique coins, tokens, ans scrip made for those with this dreaded disease.

Leper Colony Money

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

October 17, 2024

3 min read

This famous adage doesn't take into account a variety of collectibles made from wood, such as tally stick money and wooden nickels.

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

Boar Hunt

October 17, 2024

4 min read

When it comes to a group of ancient Roman coins that depict hunted wild boars, there's more than meets the eye.

Boar Hunt

Bottoms Up!

September 12, 2024

3 min read

A 19th-century liquor wholesaler issued a merchant token to drum up business at his Tacoma-based establishment.

Bottoms Up!

Seeing Double

September 12, 2024

3 min read

The now-famous 1955 doubled-die Lincoln cents, which sell for thousands of dollars, weren’t always so famous.

Seeing Double

The Grandfather of Modern Dansco Albums

August 13, 2024

6 min read

Collectors know little information about these once-popular coin albums and Ervin Felix, the man who invented them.

The Grandfather of Modern Dansco Albums

“What Do You Collect?”

August 13, 2024

4 min read

Hobbyists are used to hearing this age-old question. The answers they receive, however, are varied and unexpected.

“What Do You Collect?”

Come Fly with Me

July 12, 2024

4 min read

During ancient times, coins frequently depicted flying mythological creatures such as pigs, horses, bulls, and more!

Come Fly with Me

Coin-Grading Basics

July 12, 2024

9 min read

Use this helpful guide to learn about grading history, helpful key terms, and the steps to grading coins independently.

Coin-Grading Basics

The High Cost of Money

June 10, 2024

5 min read

Purchasing a dusty old document taught the author a history lesson about the value of money—and how it doesn't go as far as it used to.

The High Cost of Money

Roll with It

May 17, 2024

5 min read

Although some question its merits, coin-roll hunting is an enjoyable and profitable pastime for collectors of all ages.

Roll with It

Avoiding “Trap Coins”

May 10, 2024

5 min read

"Trap coins" lure prospective buyers with a low price, but steering clear of these too-good-to-be-true pieces is good for your bottom line.

Avoiding “Trap Coins”

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