Reviewing Your Purchase History, Part III

By Michael Bugeja Editor’s Note: Michael Bugeja’s columns are based on his buying experiences on eBay, Proxibid, and HiBid. He mostly bids on raw (not holdered) coins. In his monthly columns here, he provides tips on how to grade, identify varieties, spot doctoring, decipher subpar photos, and much more. Even with his expertise, he regrets […]

American Women quarters: 2022 in review

The following is an excerpt from an article by the United States Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications The American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program is the first circulating coin program dedicated solely to celebrating American women. Representing diverse fields, accomplishments, ethnicities, and races, these pioneering women are brought together by one commonality: Their contributions were groundbreaking and […]

Comparison bidding

By Michael Bugeja Increasingly in online auctions, bidders are paying hundreds — and sometimes thousands — of dollars more than a coin is worth, simply because those buyers cannot grade and so go with whatever the seller states about the coin. In October, I wrote about “Ludicrous lots and uninformed bidders,” noting, “Slowly, as the […]

Whitman Publishing debuts updated, bigger 7th Edition of Q. David Bowers’s Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars

(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing will release the newly expanded and updated seventh edition of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, by Q. David Bowers, for the 2022 holiday season. The 336-page book will be available in December from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. In the meantime, it can be preordered (including online at […]

Whitman authors will autograph books at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money

Whitman Publishing Will Debut 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens and the latest Mega Red and books by Ken Bressett Coin collectors have a chance to meet hobby legends Kenneth Bressett and Jeff Garrett, and the newest Whitman Publishing author, Harvey B. Richer, at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money, held August 16–20, […]

The United States Mint selects Stack’s Bowers Galleries to sell American Eagle 35th Anniversary coins

Costa Mesa, California (July 22, 2022) — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is honored to announce that they have been awarded a contract from the United States Mint to auction the 2021 American Eagle at Dusk and at Dawn 35th Anniversary coins as part of the firm’s Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction. The United States Mint was […]

A complete history and price guide: Gold quarter eagles get the full Dave Bowers treatment

David Bowers’s Guide Book of Quarter Eagle Gold Coins will debut in March 2022. The 448-page volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and online, and in the meantime is available for preorder. Here, professional numismatist Mike Fuljenz discusses the book, its subject matter, and its famous author. Whenever Q. David Bowers releases […]

#FreeCoinDay is another opportunity to put numismatics in the spotlight

NGC is pleased to promote the event where coins dealers and others will give out free coins on December 18. Why are hundreds of coin dealers and thousands of collectors being encouraged to give away rare and collectible coins this holiday season? Dealers from across the country are getting into the Christmas spirit by giving […]

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