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PCGS Reinforces Rules for Suspected “Doctored” Coins

“We’re seeing more and more coin doctoring than we’ve ever seen, and the methods used to alter the coins are more and more sophisticated,” said Ron Guth, President of PCGS

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Professional Coin Grading Service has certified a recently discovered modern rarity, a 1969 San Francisco Mint doubled die obverse Lincoln Cent.

The Ten Coolest US Coins

A special look at ten very special coins, and their market strength.

Director Edmund C. Moy and a Dolley Madison re-enactor raised the curtain on designs for pure gold, collectible First Spouse Coins that will coincide with the annual release of the Presidential $1 Coins.

Rare Coin Portfolios Outperforming Stocks

NumisMaster is an online pricing information service that also serves as a collection or inventory management system.

Teletrade®, America’s largest telephone and Internet auction company for certified coins, now will conduct auctions of certified paper money.

Bowers and Merena Joins Forces With New Anaheim Coin & Collectibles Expo

East Coast collector has purchased a Class III 1804 U.S. dollar for $2,475,000 in a private treaty sale announced by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas

Third finest known 1803 Large Stars Reverse with 13 Stars, Bass Dannruther 1E variety

The Reiver Collection Sets Records at Auction

Exquisite Ultra-Cameo $1 1896 Proof Morgan Silver Dollar

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Teletrade auctions: Responding to the increasing demand for higher-value coins, Teletrade® has announced its Premier Plus program, an ongoing series of auctions by Internet and telephone every two months that offer certified coins with a retail value each of $1,000 or more.

One of the four known examples of the 1879 Quintuple Stella/Metric Double Eagle gold coins publicly exhibited for the first time in Northern California

The United States Mint has recovered ten more of the fabled 1933 Double Eagle gold pieces

ANR To Offer Finest Known 1793 Strawberry Leaf Cent Only 4 Specimens Exist

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Series on Coin Values

Mercury Dimes Value as an Investment

Avoiding Fraud and Making Informed Decisions in Coin Investments: Walking Liberty Half Dollars

Identifying US Coins with Bullish Futures

Value Trends: The Top Five Morgan Silver Dollars. The Morgan silver dollars poised to increase the most in value

Why You Need To Buy and Sell Gold Coins

Presidential Dollar Coin Release Schedule

Finest Known 1913 Liberty Nickel To Be Displayed By Ed Lee and PCGS

GSA Carson City Silver Dollars: A History as Tumultuous as That of the Morgan Silver Dollar Itself

How do I determine the worth of my coin?

The "King of Southern Gold Coins" - a tiny, 1849-C "Open Wreath" gold dollar - is returning to Charlotte, North Carolina - the "Queen City" - for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) National Money Show™, March 21-23.

Coin diagram showing definitions and terms

New Expanded Coin Encyclopedia with history, facts, specification and photos

King of Siam Rare Coin Exhibit

Beginner's guide to coin collecting

The mystery of the Three-legged buffalo nickel

Gold Investing 101, by Adam Hamilton
As gold's recent spectacular performance becomes more widely known, many investors new to gold are wondering how they can participate in the exciting gold action.

Five Beginner's Mistakes and How To Correct Them, By Douglas Winter.

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