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The Gunfight at the OK Corral has begun in a Central District of California United States Courthouse as Collector’s Universe squares off against defendants charging them with violation of the federal “Lanham Act”. All Articles

Splits Vs. Tears (In Paper Money): What’s the Difference? PMG Have you ever received a note with the comment “Split” or “Tear” and didn’t understand exactly what it meant? Many have. In this article, I’ll explain the difference between these two similar terms and how to identify them. They have very different causes and appearances, [...]

The United States Mint on Tuesday published a new 2010 product schedule that offers collectors a full preview of its remaining releases with specific projected dates. Up until this point, the U.S. Mint had been providing release dates for two months into the future and then general monthly time lines for other coin issues. Still [...]

Bombay Kept At Bay Good Morning, Quarterly performance tallies started to trickle in as the last trading day of the month got underway this morning. Commodities tabulated their worst quarter since late 2008/early 2009 as a 10% decline in the complex was affected by Chinese growth contraction fears and investor sentiment about the fate of [...]

By Doug Winter – www.RareGoldCoins.com In the first installment of Smart Collecting 101 I discussed the “coin churn” and how to avoid it. One reader made a great suggestion for the second topic and I’m going to discuss it at length here. The topic involves buying the “wrong” coin and if there is ever a [...]

News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #7 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds I. Today’s Theme So far, I know of two Great Rarities that will be auctioned in Boston in August, and of a third coin that it is very likely to be a Great Rarity. It [...]

The U.S. Mint will stop selling the 2009 District of Columbia & U.S. Territories Quarters First Day Coin Covers today, June 30, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, as it first reminded collectors in a mid-June announcement. 2009 District of Columbia & US Territories First Day Coin Covers Each of the six covers may be purchased [...]

Coin collecting is a male-dominated hobby. Yet in the field of numismatics (the study and collecting of money and other related items), a gradual trend toward female involvement took root in the United States over the past 30 years. An organization called Women In Numismatics (WIN), founded in 1991, fosters female familiarity with the hobby. [...]

What attracted me to coin collecting (and ultimately coin investing) some 50 years ago was the ease of entry. No forms to fill out. No disclosure. Just sift through your pocket change and transform money into MONEY – real money. Perhaps my story is typical, but in 1960 I used to check my pocket change [...]

Sold as part of Baldwin’s auction 64-65 on the 4th-5th May, the Bishop’s Wood Hoard of Roman coins was amongst the lots in the Ancient section which opened the second day of the sale. The 1,661 coins and the restored jar that contained them were sold in 11 lots, including the purpose built cabinet in [...]

The world’s largest gold coin, a Maple Leaf, sold for 3.27 million euros ($4.02 million) at the Dorotheum auction house in Vienna. Gold dealer Oro Direct Sale S.L.U. said it bought the coin, which has a face value of C$1 million ($960,000), to exhibit to clients. The coin, made of pure gold, weighs 100 kilograms [...]

Mala Noche Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MLA) announced the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders held today. The press release is quoted as saying: Mala Noche Resources Corp. is a Canadian-based mineral resource company focused on precious metals, particularly gold and silver. The Company is focused on building a precious metals portfolio in [...]