A growing form of fraud is putting precious metals dealers and their customers on alert as scammers persuade victims to buy ...

From the September 25, 2026, Numismatic News e-newsletter, readers share what makes exonumia and other forms of ...

Soaring silver prices have prompted Germany to reduce the precious metal content of its commemorative coins, continuing a ...

Is the price of gold, and possibly silver, manipulated? The available evidence answers “yes” as it applies to decades past. The pattern strongly suggests that it is still happening today. Overall, the ...

We knew from the beginning that the Mack C. Chase Collection was something special, and it was great to see collectors ...

The BEP has shelved plans for a new Maryland facility and will instead upgrade its aging Washington plant with modern printing and inspection equipment.

Before the famous Carson City Morgans came the 1870-CC Seated Liberty dollar, a scarce first-year issue with a story rooted ...

From the September 18 Numismatic News e-newsletter, readers share the coins they regret buying, selling, or letting get away.

More than 400 gold Moroccan coins recovered from a 17th-century shipwreck helped researchers identify the vessel three ...

Two weeks ago, I described an assignment that a teacher gave to her class back in the 1960s. This challenge could be a fun and educational activity in a classroom today—and also as an activity in a ...

What collectors should know about cleaned coins, details grades, and authenticating short snorters and their signatures.

From the mysterious 1913 Liberty Head nickel to the 1933 double eagle, unauthorized Mint strikes raise complicated questions about when a piece of metal becomes a coin.