Giant Gold Coin Hest Criminals go to Trial
Four men accused of carrying out the spectacular heist of a giant solid gold coin worth €3.6m from a Berlin museum have gone on trial.
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What is a Wide Collar Coin?
Definition: A coin struck inside a collar whose diameter is wider than normal. This rare error is subtle and is often only detected when an otherwise normal-looking coin gets stuck in a plastic storage tube or won’t fit in its designated hole inside a cardboard Dansco album. An abnormally wide collar can arise in several ways: A collar intended
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New 80th Anniversary Tom and Jerry Coin
Many have heard of the phrase “cat and mouse” and no cat and mouse are more famous (in my opinion) than the iconic duo, Tom and Jerry™. To honor this iconic duo’s 80th anniversary, the Perth Mint released a new coin featuring them on Jan. 3, 2020. The coin is struck by The Perth Mint
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French Coins Dating From 59 B.C. In $10M Exhibit At September Long Beach Expo
An exhibit of rare, historic French coins described as the best and most comprehensive ever displayed in the United States will be showcased from the extensive Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com) at the September 5-7, 2019 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com). This gold Stater struck by the Parisii in Northern Gaul between
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The TOP 25 Most Valuable Pennies
The TOP 25 Most Valuable Pennies. Some of the most valuable to ever be sold at auction!
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James Madison Presidential Silver Medal Released
U.S. Mint product images for the James Madison Presidential Silver Medal. With a portrait of Madison, the collectible is composed of 1 troy ounce of 99.9% fine silver and bears a matte finish.
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Counterfeit Coins and How to Detect Them
NGC graders identify counterfeit coins with added or altered mint marks each and every day. These alterations are seen so often that we devoted an entire article to them last year, which can be found here. While that article covered the most frequently seen mintmark alterations—removed, added, and embossed mintmarks—NGC graders recently identified an altered
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Act Seeks 1c Coin and $1 Note Elimination; 5c Composition Change
Legislation reintroduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to save taxpayers money by suspending production of the 1-cent coin, changing the 5-cent coin’s composition, and replacing $1 notes with $1 coins. Numbered S.759, the Currency Optimization, Innovation and National Savings (COINS) Act of 2017 was introduced by Sen. John McCain and Sen. Enzi on March 29,
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2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Collector Coin Designs
The United States Mint unveiled the official designs for the dome-shaped Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins.
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What are Clad Coins?
The half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime coins are clad coins with 3 layers of metal. The 2 identical outer layers are an alloy of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. The inner layer is copper. The outer layers are metallurgically bonded to the inner layer and weigh at least 30 percent of the
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