COINage Magazine
1804 Silver Dollar Tops $1.4M at Auction, Anti-Counterfeiting Seminar Empowers Agencies, Award Nominations Sought
Known as “The King of American Coins,” an 1804 United States Draped Bust dollar certified by Professional Coin Grading Service as PCGS PR55 sold for $1,440,000 by Stack’s Bowers Galleries on March 20, 2020.
6 min |
June - July 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
SOUTHWEST SUMMER
EXPLORING THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN MINING HISTORY
8 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Terrific Trillion
There is something quite remarkable about the way the trillion cut design captures and then seemingly radiates an abundance of color and light. However, it is not surprising, since the trillion cut is an extension of the brilliant cut, with a vast number of facets.
1 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Village Smithy Opals
STEPHEN AND DARLENE NEWSTROM
5 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
TEOTIHUACAN
JADE, OBSIDIAN AND SHELL TREASURES FROM ANCIENT MEXICO
10+ min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Using the Wax Pen to Create Wax Models
Now that you have fabricated the tip for the wax pen and formulated the wax, it’s time to start using the pen for making the wax models.
2 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
METAMORPHIC INDEX MINERALS
Revealing Secrets of Earth’s Deep Crust
8 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
SILVER MINING SURVIVOR
Creede Colorado Navigates Economic Transition While Preserving History
10+ min |
June 2020
COINage Magazine
Coronavirus Effects On Coin Collecting And Investing
Impact Felt Throughout the Hobby and Industry
10+ min |
June - July 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Valuing Vanadinite
WITNESS TO MOROCCO’S MODERN MINING RUSH
9 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
FIELD TRIP FOCUS
Making Memories and Discoveries As a Club
9 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Classic Blue: Pantone's Color of the Year 2020
Transparent vs. Opaque Blue Gemstones
5 min |
June 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
WHAT TO CUT - PURPLE COW AGATE
Purple Cow agate comes from the McDermott area of Nevada, one of the many stones you can get straight from the Caldera Rock Shop, which is owned by the Kemp / Zuccone family.
3 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Non-Zeolite Minerals
Constant Companions of Zeolites
7 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Pterosaurs Fossils Shine In the Spotlight
Pterosaurs have held the limelight of late. In the past decade or so, whole books have been written about them, such as Mark P. Witton’s Pterosaurs or David M. Unwin’s The Pterosaurs from Deep Time. More recently, Scientific American featured them with a cover story last October, and a new research article appeared in a January issue of Scientific Reports.
2 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
POLKA DOT AGATE
RICH IN ANCIENT HISTORY AND MODERN MINING
9 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
MINERALS AS DECORATIVE ART
Showcasing the Beauty of Science
8 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Microscopic View of Minerals
Appreciating Minute Details
3 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Making Homemade Wax
In my two most recent columns, I discussed the process of using flexible wax and a homemade wax pen to draw the shapes of a wax model used in casting a jewelry object.
2 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Hall of Famer Bernie Emery
Inspiring and Educating Generations In the Appreciation and Technique of Lapidary Art
4 min |
May 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
Field Trip and Fossil Fun
It was field trip fun for a group of nine, including members from the Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society (OGMS), Conejo Gem & Mineral Club (CGMC), and the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society (VGMS), in early February with an adventure at the Nuevo Silica Mine, according to a report by David Springer, Field Trip Chair for VGMS, published in a recent issue of the club’s Rockhound Rambling newsletter.
2 min |
May 2020
COINage Magazine
Timeless Coin Rarities
EXPLORING CURIOUS AND ENTERTAIN ING PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
10+ min |
April-May 2020
COINage Magazine
THE ABC'S OF INCOME TAXES AND COIN COLLECTING
WHEN IT COMES TO TAXES, THE ALPHABET IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
5 min |
April-May 2020
COINage Magazine
SETH W. CHANDLER
LIFE-LONG COIN COLLECTOR AND CHIEF NUMISMATIST OF WITTER COIN
6 min |
April-May 2020
COINage Magazine
Keeping Track of Your Coins Can Be Taxing
NUMISMATIC CERTAINTIES ARE TAXES AND TAXES
10+ min |
April-May 2020
COINage Magazine
Keeping Track of Every Penny
SOFTWARE OPTIONS TO KEEP RECORDS OF YOUR COINS
10 min |
April-May 2020
Primitive Quilts and Projects
Designer Notes
To give you a glance into the creative minds of this issue’s project designers, we asked them a design-related question (below). Is there a question you would like to ask our designers? Send it to judy@ primitivequiltsandprojects.com and it may appear in a future issue.
7 min |
Winter 2019
Primitive Quilts and Projects
Charitable Causes
We want to hear about your charitable efforts. Send your information to Judy at judy@primitivequiltsandprojects.com.
3 min |
Winter 2019
Rock&Gem Magazine
RHODONITE
Diverse Formations From Varied Deposits Lead To Global Appeal
7 min |
April 2020
Rock&Gem Magazine
ON THE ROCKS
Eye on Happenings
7 min |