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What are ANCIENT COINS Worth?

Exploring the Value & Rarity of Ancient Coins

Bullion DOESN'T HAVE TO BE Boring!

What images come to mind when you think of bullion products — stacks or boxes full of gold American Eagles, silver American Eagles, Maple Leafs and bars? There are hundreds of bullion products available in all different sizes to fit everyone's budget.

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Royal Tudor Beasts Replace Queen's Beasts

It has been a time in British history like none other: a farewell to seven decades of one monarch and the start of a long-anticipated new reign.

The Risks & Rewards of BULLION DEPOSITORIES

There was a time when the bullion industry spawned relatively few colorful news stories, but things have changed, and drama from the world of bullion has lately been spilling into the general media.

Who says Lincoln Cents are PENNY-ANTE $2.86 Face Value in Pennies Sells for $7.73 Million

What's likely the highest-quality collection of Lincoln Head Cents ever assembled, 286 coins, has been auctioned for a record $7,731,811 by Great Collections, one of the world's leading rare coin auctioneers based in Irvine, California.

Are Cryptocurrency Companies Based in the Bahamas Risky?

In April 2022, the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange had just broken new ground in the Bahamas for a new headquarters facility.

Universal Coin & Bullion Named "Best of the Best"

Readers of the Beaumont Enterprise, an award-winning Hearst Communications newspaper in Texas, have again voted Universal Coin & Bullion of Beaumont as \"Best Gold Buyer/Seller\" in Southeast Texas in the paper's annual \"Best of the Best\" survey.

U.S. Rare Coin Market Continued to Soar in 2022

The market for rare United States coins enjoyed a banner year in 2022 with many price records set for individual coins, according to an analysis by CDN Publishing, publishers of the Greysheet family of numismatic market price guides. “Continuing the momentum from 2021, we estimate the overall U.S. rare coin market exceeded a record $6 billion in total volume for the year in 2022,” said Patrick Ian Perez, CDN vice president.

KEEPING YOUR COINS SAFE WITH Victor J. Gonzalez

Victor J. Gonzalez has been involved in the insurance industry since 1985.

Is the Correction in Cryptocurrency Permanent?

So why is Bitcoin down now and what are the prospects for a recovery in the future? Unlike other asset classes, cryptocurrencies do not exist in physical form.

$100,000 at Auction Sets New Record for Highest Priced American Eagle 1-ounce Gold Coin

Contains $1,700 melt value gold

COINS FOR FUN AND PROFIT WITH David Hall

David Hall is best known as the reinventor of coin grading and for the founding of coin certifier Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in 1986. For more than three decades when Hall was associated with PCGS, the company graded and authenticated over 30 million coins with a declared value of over $30 billion.

HOLOGRAM COINS GAIN POPULARITY

Commemorative Coins & Security Purposes See Growth

VIRTUAL BIDDING

Auction Houses Blend Live and Online Platforms for Today's Buyer

COIN COLLECTING Holiday Gift Ideas

The ho-ho-holidays are here again and this T means you've got to get your shopping done! But what do you buy the special coin collector in your life?

COINAGE of the GREEK CITY-STATES

Emerging from the late Dark Ages in the eighth to seventh century B.C., the polis or city-state rose up within Greece as various separate settlements emerged within the landscape.

DISNEY Coin Collecting 101

Say the word Disney and most Americans, and even folks from around the world, know instantly what you mean.

Top 12 COINS to Make Money in 2023

What will the next twelve months bring for coins?

Is the Federal Reserve Planning to Create a Digital Currency?

Technology has changed everyone's life and none more so than American consumers. Digital photography, online shopping, in-app purchases, paperless transactions and contactless payments are commonplace.

Caution! Hundreds of Websites Selling Counterfeit Gold and Silver Coins

Looking to buy gold and silver, "Oliver," an investor in Texas, responded to advertisements on Facebook from two companies that touted exceptionally low "introductory offer" prices for silver and gold bullion coins.

GOLD AND RATE HIKES IN AN ERA OF MMT & CHAOS

"And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved, Either by gold or by silver, And none be able to escape." — The Book of Enoch

BLACK PANTHER Coins

The Black Panther movie was released in 2018 by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures. It was the 18th superhero film to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and was a tremendous success.

Bingham Collection Shatters Auction Records

Earlier this year the Great Collections Coin Auction of Greg Bingham's exceptional 144-coin, complete set of classic commemorative half dollars shattered many previously published price records and far exceeded price guide indications.

MODERN COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS

SHOULD YOU BE BUYING THEM?

THE RISE OF SILVER'S INVESTMENT IMPORTANCE

A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM THE COLONIES TO TODAY

American Silver Eagle Bullion COINS

A SECRET COLLECTING AND INVESTING TIPS BOOK EXCERPT

The Sacagawea Golden Dollar: AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN A HISTORY LESSON

Its namesake is as enigmatic as the coin itself. First issued in 2000, the Sacagawea Golden Dollar is an expedition into coin collecting that, like the westward journey of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, navigates an unlikely course of cultural touchstones from the Continental Divide to Cheerios cereal to jazz artist Harry Connick, Jr.

THE HISTORY, POPULARITY & APPEAL of COLORIZED COINS

The popularity of coins with color on them drives certain segments of rare coin markets and collectors. Morgan Dollars, type coins, and classic commemoratives are all distinct types of numismatic coins where beautiful and original colors bring strong premiums.

Silver Rush and the Rush on Fakes

The recent panic buying of silver bullion earlier this year has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online advertising to lure unsuspecting retail buyers to purchase counterfeit United States silver dollars, according to officials of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org). “The Chinese are blowing up the web selling fake silver dollars. We’ve seen suspicious ads posted on many platforms, including Amazon and Facebook,” cautioned Doug Davis, ACEF AntiCounterfeiting director.

Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression

Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression