Coin Collecting News

The U.S. Mint's Direct Ship program now includes the 2010 Native American $1 Coins with their new reverse design ...

The name Pheidippides probably does not mean much to most, but his story has led to a sport known to all. That is why The Perth Mint has released the high relief Pheidippides' Marathon Run 2,500th Anniversary Silver Proof Coin ...

Learning how to properly grade coins is perhaps the biggest challenge new coin collectors face.

The latest weekly sales report for United States Mint numismatic products was again abbreviated by a holiday.

Let's start the new year with the first round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet! First, the US Mint offers the first 2010-dated product through its Direct Ship Program along with a 2001-dated product.

The latest United States Mint report on collector coin sales is a bit more exciting than last week. Sales increased across more products, albeit slightly. Also, while US Mint annual sets had the largest numbers, their combined totals declined yet again ...

The Royal Australian Mint on January 1, 2010, revealed new $1 coins celebrating a century of Australian coinage. Marking the unique anniversary is a historic reverse design featuring four heads for the very first time ...

The Royal Canadian Mint is inviting Canadians to save the latest circulation coin in its Vancouver 2010 collection - the 25-cent coin celebrating Cindy Klassen's unprecedented five medals at the Turin Games in 2006 .

Many collectors cherrypick varieties, going through mint and proof sets or boxes of "raw" coins at shows or shops.

The United States Mint began the new year with the release of 2010 Native American $1 coins through its Direct Ship Program ...

Coin collecting is one hobby that is both fun and challenging. To help those who are looking for those rare coins, here is a list of hard to find ones that are worth moving 'heaven and earth' for.

If the United States Mint was hoping for strong Christmas week sales from Santa, unfortunately, they were disappointed. For the third straight week figures show significant drops in volume almost across the board for collector coins ...

Clad coins are about to celebrate their 45th birthday. If you want a specific date, the Coinage Act of 1965 was signed into law July 23, 1965

The latest weekly sales report of United States Mint products showed a decline in sales for nearly all products.

some 2009 dated US Mint products that have recently sold out. Also, America the Beautiful Quarter products, numismatics and history.

A free Apple iPhoneTM application is available at the Apple iTunes App Store for the new PCGS Photograde™ Online (http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/). The app can also be used with the Apple iPod touch™ ...

Around this time last year, I wrote that 2009 would be quite a year. As 2009 comes to an end, I know why I am not a prognosticator. With the down economy, the convergence of so many coin programs, and the performance questions of the US Mint it is difficult to call 2009 a successful year; yet it was not a failure.

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has launched PCGS Photograde™ Online (www.PCGS.com/Photograde) as part of the recently revamped PCGS web site. An Apple iPhoneTM version also is available.

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program kicks off a new 11-year series of commemorative coins beginning in 2010. With the US Mint’s preliminary 2010 schedule now available and by reviewing already published offerings from its subscription service, tentative information on many of the new 2010 quarter products ...

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Cover at its Web site, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, starting noon Eastern Time (ET) December 30, 2009 ...