Rock&Gem Magazine
The LA BREA TAR PITS: A Journey to the Ice Age
Los Angeles is the land of palm trees, movie stars, Malibu and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
6 min |
April 2023
COINage Magazine
Who says Lincoln Cents are PENNY-ANTE $2.86 Face Value in Pennies Sells for $7.73 Million
What's likely the highest-quality collection of Lincoln Head Cents ever assembled, 286 coins, has been auctioned for a record $7,731,811 by Great Collections, one of the world's leading rare coin auctioneers based in Irvine, California.
5 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
What Modern U.S. Commemorative Dollars Are the Best Buys?
1996-D OLYMPIC HIGH JUMP UNCIRCULATED DOLLAR TOPS THE LIST
2 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
The Risks & Rewards of BULLION DEPOSITORIES
There was a time when the bullion industry spawned relatively few colorful news stories, but things have changed, and drama from the world of bullion has lately been spilling into the general media.
7 min |
April - May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE CURIOUS LORE OF George Frederick Kunz
America's First Gemologist
7 min |
April 2023
COINage Magazine
Bullion DOESN'T HAVE TO BE Boring!
What images come to mind when you think of bullion products — stacks or boxes full of gold American Eagles, silver American Eagles, Maple Leafs and bars? There are hundreds of bullion products available in all different sizes to fit everyone's budget.
5 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
U.S. Rare Coin Market Continued to Soar in 2022
The market for rare United States coins enjoyed a banner year in 2022 with many price records set for individual coins, according to an analysis by CDN Publishing, publishers of the Greysheet family of numismatic market price guides. “Continuing the momentum from 2021, we estimate the overall U.S. rare coin market exceeded a record $6 billion in total volume for the year in 2022,” said Patrick Ian Perez, CDN vice president.
1 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
KEEPING YOUR COINS SAFE WITH Victor J. Gonzalez
Victor J. Gonzalez has been involved in the insurance industry since 1985.
3 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
The Two-Step Process of COIN CERTIFICATION: Authentication & Grading are the Keys
For a coin to be certified, it has to be both authenticated and graded. Certification by a grading service is a two-step process.
5 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
Lydia: THE BIRTHPLACE OF COINAGE
For thousands of years, people acquired and exchanged goods through a barter system. Early forms of money, to make large transactions quicker and more efficient, included objects such as shells and oxen, but these were found to be cumbersome and not durable. Eventually, gold, silver and bronze ingots were exchanged by weight.
5 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
Keeping Up with the Creator Economy
Creating Content is at a Fever Pitch
3 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Royal Tudor Beasts Replace Queen's Beasts
It has been a time in British history like none other: a farewell to seven decades of one monarch and the start of a long-anticipated new reign.
5 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
The QUEEN'S BEASTS: Brilliant Ferocity
Ten six-foot tall statues, by sculptor James Woodford RA, OBE, formed an honor guard at the entrance to Westminster Abbey for the June 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II.
6 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
Are Cryptocurrency Companies Based in the Bahamas Risky?
In April 2022, the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange had just broken new ground in the Bahamas for a new headquarters facility.
4 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
Certified Acceptance Corporation OFFERS Direct Competition
Becomes a Full Grading Service
5 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
What are ANCIENT COINS Worth?
Exploring the Value & Rarity of Ancient Coins
6 min |
April - May 2023
COINage Magazine
A GUIDE TO STAR WARS COIN COLLECTING
\"A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away.....\"
6 min |
February - March 2023
COINage Magazine
The FUTURE of MONETARY EXCHANGE: Will Digital Become King?
Those who study money know the long and winding road of the American monetary system over the last century.
7 min |
February - March 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
"Lucky 13"-A New Find of Purple Apatite at Maine's Pulsifer Quarry
A patite is a favorite collector's mineral with a dizzying array of beautiful colors and interesting crystal habits.
7 min |
April 2023
COINage Magazine
Universal Coin & Bullion Named "Best of the Best"
Readers of the Beaumont Enterprise, an award-winning Hearst Communications newspaper in Texas, have again voted Universal Coin & Bullion of Beaumont as \"Best Gold Buyer/Seller\" in Southeast Texas in the paper's annual \"Best of the Best\" survey.
1 min |
April - May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Ichthyosaur Birthing Resembled that of Gray Whales
Prepare for a New Era of Boots-on-the-Ground Exploration
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Filling Earth's Oceans with Water
One Meteorite at a Time, Per One Smoking Gun
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Magnetic Field of Mars
Life Would Have Depended on It
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Bye-Bye, Glaciers?
Concerns about the loss of glacial ice vary. Downstream from the Himalayas, one billion people depend on run-off from existing glaciers to fill their rivers and meet their water supplies.
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Dinosaur Mummies
Perhaps More Common Than Imagined?
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Raised in a ROCK SHOP
The Influence of Rock Collecting & Lapidary While Growing Up
4 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Geoengineering Earth's Oceans
From Science Fiction to Science Fact
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Leaving Earth Behind
A Record Number of Rockets Take off from Earth in 2022
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Concrete for the Ages
What the Romans Knew that We Might Learn
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
SERENDIPITY EQUALS A MONTANA AGATE
Serendipity is having an apparent aptitude for making discoveries accidentally.
2 min |