Numismatic News

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation has launched at its website (www.acefonline.org) a Trusted Experts Directory to provide the public with an easy and practical way to locate professional dealers and experts who buy and sell genuine coins

www.numismaticnews.net VP/GENERAL MANAGER, COLLECTIBLES: Corinne Zielke EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Maggie Pahl EDITOR: Sophia Mattimiro CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Richard Giedroyc, Ken Potter, R.W. Julian, Clifford Mishler, Mark Benvenuto, F. Michael Fazzar

I am writing this letter in reference to an article in the May 21 issue of Numismatic News by Patrick A. Heller on page 29. I have been a subscriber to Numismatic News for almost 20 years, if not longer. I enjoy reading many of the articles contained

Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers. Read more responses at www.numismaticnews.com. These days I am a very private collector. I avoid advertising my collection and collecting. I have good reason not to draw a target on my back. I

◼ When is a bank note considered to be unacceptable due to its wear rather than due to damage? The Federal Reserve System’s Cash Product Office gives a nebulous statement that a note can be considered to be no longer suitable for further circulation

Mel Wacks, director of the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, which was the longest series of medals being issued in the United States, has announced the end of the series due to the inability to find a mint to produce high quality medals at a reasonable

Historic rare coins of Egypt from the unparalleled Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com) will be publicly displayed together for the first time at the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Chicago World’s Fair of Money® Aug. 6-10. The exhib

It’s a fair bet to say that in the broader collecting community, the people who have the means to collect gold coins gravitate towards the double eagles or the eagles. These are definitely coins that have some heft to them, and certain ones that have

One of the greatest mysteries in United States numismatics is this: What happened to the 12,000 1878-S Seated Liberty half dollars? We know that around 50 exist today, but where did the rest of them go? It was on Feb. 22, 1878, that Treasury Secretar

The coin that began my 70+-year numismatic journey was a circulated half dime I found in a scarf that had belonged to one of my mother’s aunts. I have no memory of the grade or value of the coin, although I’m sure it wasn’t worth much in the early 19

There are plenty of hobbies available to a person that involve learning by doing, or that we can get better at simply by repeating some action. Numismatics really isn’t one of them. Sure, we can add more coins or currency to a collection simply by ma

Publicity that could encourage coin collecting comes from many places, not all of them being what might be expected. There have been articles recently addressing how much in face value in coins gets scrapped, then is retrieved by recycling companies.

Many early issues of Coins magazine focused on world coins, including those from Canada. The cover of the June 1965 issue featured a 1949 Canadian Accession of Newfoundland dollar showing explorer John Cabot’s ship the Matthew. The article, “Hand Cra

The U.S. government and Federal Reserve Bank are studying the possible introduction of a central bank digital currency. The premise for doing so would be to reduce transaction costs of producing coins and currency, handling them in commerce and count

The weekly Show Directory lists all coin and paper money events scheduled within one month of the issue cover date. Show dates and times sometimes change at the last minute. Please contact the show promoter BEFORE traveling long distances. SHOW PROMO

Circulating dollars are back in the news. It is a funny thing, but one way or another, the United States seems to always have some type of project under way or at least under consideration when it comes to a $1 coin. Actually, once upon a time there