Coin Collecting Archives

Universal Coin & Bullion Announces Joint Venture With Two Other Southeast Texas Precious Metals Dealers

July 9, 2024 by Clinton

Nationally-known Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd. (www.UniversalCoin.com) of Beaumont, Texas has announced a new strategic marketing venture with two other Beaumont rare coin and precious metals dealers, 1st American Coin, Ltd. and 1st National Reserve, Ltd. All three companies are Better Business Bureau accredited and members in good standing of other consumer protection and education organizations such as the National Coin and Bullion Association. “Gold, silver, and high-quality rare coins have performed exceptionally well in …

Witter Coin is Working With CAC Grading To Enhance the Collecting Experience

July 8, 2024 by Clinton

Witter Coin of San Francisco (www.WitterCoin.com) will soon launch WitterBrick, described by company officials as “a creative program that will energize both current and new collectors with an exhilarating way of building incredible coin collections.” Similar to the concept of buying sealed packs of trading cards, WitterBrick will offer sealed boxes of carefully selected, vintage and modern U.S. coins that showcase their rich history and numismatic significance. Every coin in WitterBrick will be graded and certified …

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

January 17, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from CDN Publishing, sharing that the United States rare coin market continued to grow in 2022. The company reports that the rare coin market exceeded $6 billion in total volume for the year. The market for rare United States coins enjoyed a banner year in 2022 with many hundreds of price records set for individual coins, according to an analysis by CDN Publishing (www.greysheet.com), publishers of the Greysheet family …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – October 23, 2022

October 25, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its weekly sales report for the seven days ending Sunday, October 23, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. This week’s report shows that the Mint had reported sales of 20,829 numismatic products. The United States Mint has sold 11,104,736 numismatic products to collectors for the year. Last week’s top-selling product for the United States …

Crime Blotter – Multiple Coins Stolen in Cross-Country Shipment

September 21, 2022 by Clinton

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) has posted a bulletin on some coins that were removed from a cross-country shipment. The coins, all PCGS or NGC graded, were apparently removed while in transit. The package was shipped via USPS cross-country from New York to California. When the package arrived, the recipient noted that the package had been opened and re-sealed with clear tape. There are the coins that are now reported lost or stolen: 2017 …

NGC, NCS and PMG Appoint The Bolaffi Auction Group an Official Submission Center in Italy and Spain

February 18, 2022 by Clinton

The following is a press release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing that it has appointed the Bolaffi Auction Group as its official submissions center in Italy and Spain. Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®), Numismatic Conservation Services™ (NCS®), and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) have appointed The Bolaffi Auction Group, a leading numismatics firm in Europe, as an Official Submission Center in Italy and Spain. The Bolaffi Auction Group traces its roots to a philatelic business founded …

Professional Numismatist And Author Miles Standish Announces New Projects

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 by Clinton

Prominent professional numismatist Michael “Miles” Standish has announced that the fourth edition will soon be released of the award-winning reference book he co-authored with former United States Mint Chief Engraver John Mercanti, “American Silver Eagles: A Guide to the U.S. Bullion Coin Program.” “First struck in 1986, the American Silver Eagles have become the most popular bullion coins in the history of the United States. The new edition of the book will include more information …

NGC’s David W. Lange to Teach at ANA Summer Seminar

February 11, 2022 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing that the company’s Research Director and well know numismatist David W. Lange will be teaching at the American Numismatic Associations Summer Seminar. The ANA’s Summer Seminar will be held June 18-30, 2020. The two week seminar will be held at the Colorado College campus, adjacent to the ANA’s headquarters, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NGC’s Research Director will present a course on US coins …

CoinManage USA 2022 Now Available

January 19, 2022 by Clinton

Liberty Street Software has announced the release of CoinManage USA 2022, its Windows-based coin collection management app. The update brings a number of new features including resizable windows, improved calculations of palladium & bullion coins, and updated value models for your coins. CoinManage USA is one of the oldest coin collection management apps available to collectors and remains one of the best. The upgrade to CoinManage USA 2022 for existing customers is $19.95. For those …

No, It’s Not Just You. 2021 Has Been An Expensive Coin Collecting Year

October 28, 2021 by Clinton

While it may seem obvious to most, 2021 will likely go down as one of the more expense years for coin collecting. That is particularly true for those of us who buy from the United States Mint. There are a few reasons for this of course which I will go into. But, if you are looking at your coin collecting budget and wondering “what the hell happened?”… yeah, you are not alone. One of the …