At many points in history, tokens have been struck to help fill the void in commerce due to a lack of circulating coinage. Civil War tokens are a famous example and helped everyday people to make the purchases that they needed to, including making ch

The gold Coiled Hair Stella is a famous rarity, with those from 1879 having only about 12 to 14 pieces known today. Heritage Auctions will be offering a fascinating rarity that is actually even harder to find than the already-difficult gold version:

Today communication of new discoveries is almost immediate, and it is perhaps difficult to understand the great excitement that gripped the country when vague rumors of gold discoveries in California were confirmed. When James Marshall first identifi

A sound only a few have heard since 1857 was used to signal the start of a presentation as part of a Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium held March 11. It was the ringing of the ship’s bell recovered from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central Am

The 1795 half eagle is an historic coin and certainly a tough coin. It is also a very interesting coin. It was produced with a small eagle or a large eagle on the reverse. It is an interesting situation because the large or Heraldic eagle reverse did

All eyes were on gold Eagles March 11. That was the day the five products in the 2021 gold proof American Eagle lineup went on sale. It was also the day they went off sale, following an intense, one-day sellout. Gold making headlines is nothing new,

The 1933 double eagle gold coin is one of the most intriguing and coveted coins in the world. The only example that is legal to be privately owned will be up for sale in a June 8 auction from Sotheby’s New York. Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman purchase

Editor’s Note: For nearly 60 years, the feature-rich pages of Coins magazine, Numismatic News’ venerable sister publication, have tracked the history, fun and the growth of this great hobby, while also attracting new collectors to pursue what was onc

Rare New Jersey coppers took center stage in Heritage Auction’s latest auction of the Donald G. Partrick collection held March 17-18. Partrick’s collection of Extraordinary Colonial Coinage Featuring New Jersey Coppers realized $4.75 million overall,

When it comes to collecting coins with the Barber design, there are plenty of fans for the larger two denominations, the quarter and half dollar. These bigger Barbers have some real aficionados when it comes to collecting, based on the eye appeal and