The first U.S commemorative coin program was shut down in 1954 and the door to further issuance was nailed shut for 28 years because of abuses in the authorization and sales processes in the 1920s and 1930s. Continue reading →

What existed then as now is a group of people who are committed to numismatics and who treat every other person who shares this interest as if he or she is a friend that we have just met on the way to the IGA, or the Crystal Cafe. Continue reading →

Subscribers are about to receive an extra issue of Numismatic News to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of this paper and celebrate the company that grew from this beginning. Continue reading →

Bibiana Boerio to be director of the U.S. Mint arrived just a few minutes before Page 1 was sent to the printer. In fact, Page 1 had been awaiting final check to go, but I was able to call it back to get this important information out to readers as quickly as possible. Continue reading →

If there were some limit on the number of coins you could buy, would that make you a better collector? I know it is a silly question. The number of coins we can buy is growing dramatically year by year. Marketers are pitching numismatics 24/7. Continue reading →

Every so often my mind will drift back to my first boss at Numismatic News, Arnold Jeffcoat. He was a man of very strong opinions and you didn’t have to ask him to share them. They just came over the room divider with endless clouds of cigarette smoke. Continue reading →

I had a rosy glow when I got home from the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia. Continue reading →

News that the U.S. Mint will issue more 2012-S proof silver American Eagles is disappointing to those who ordered the San Francisco two-coin proof set issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the current S-mint facility in hopes of selling it at a profit on the secondary market. Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I said July was my favorite month. School was out. Swimming and other outdoor activities were in, and when I needed a break from the sun, I could always head down into the cool basement and search through coin rolls. Continue reading →