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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
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
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
Is the Correction in Cryptocurrency Permanent?
So why is Bitcoin down now and what are the prospects for a recovery in the future? Unlike other asset classes, cryptocurrencies do not exist in physical form.
3 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
$100,000 at Auction Sets New Record for Highest Priced American Eagle 1-ounce Gold Coin
Contains $1,700 melt value gold
1 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
COINS FOR FUN AND PROFIT WITH David Hall
David Hall is best known as the reinventor of coin grading and for the founding of coin certifier Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in 1986. For more than three decades when Hall was associated with PCGS, the company graded and authenticated over 30 million coins with a declared value of over $30 billion.
4 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
HOLOGRAM COINS GAIN POPULARITY
Commemorative Coins & Security Purposes See Growth
5 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
VIRTUAL BIDDING
Auction Houses Blend Live and Online Platforms for Today's Buyer
6 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
COIN COLLECTING Holiday Gift Ideas
The ho-ho-holidays are here again and this T means you've got to get your shopping done! But what do you buy the special coin collector in your life?
4 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
COINAGE of the GREEK CITY-STATES
Emerging from the late Dark Ages in the eighth to seventh century B.C., the polis or city-state rose up within Greece as various separate settlements emerged within the landscape.
6 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
DISNEY Coin Collecting 101
Say the word Disney and most Americans, and even folks from around the world, know instantly what you mean.
5 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
Top 12 COINS to Make Money in 2023
What will the next twelve months bring for coins?
9 min |
December - January 2023
COINage Magazine
Is the Federal Reserve Planning to Create a Digital Currency?
Technology has changed everyone's life and none more so than American consumers. Digital photography, online shopping, in-app purchases, paperless transactions and contactless payments are commonplace.
3 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
Caution! Hundreds of Websites Selling Counterfeit Gold and Silver Coins
Looking to buy gold and silver, "Oliver," an investor in Texas, responded to advertisements on Facebook from two companies that touted exceptionally low "introductory offer" prices for silver and gold bullion coins.
1 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
GOLD AND RATE HIKES IN AN ERA OF MMT & CHAOS
"And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved, Either by gold or by silver, And none be able to escape." — The Book of Enoch
3 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
BLACK PANTHER Coins
The Black Panther movie was released in 2018 by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures. It was the 18th superhero film to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and was a tremendous success.
6 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
Bingham Collection Shatters Auction Records
Earlier this year the Great Collections Coin Auction of Greg Bingham's exceptional 144-coin, complete set of classic commemorative half dollars shattered many previously published price records and far exceeded price guide indications.
2 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
MODERN COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS
SHOULD YOU BE BUYING THEM?
2 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
THE RISE OF SILVER'S INVESTMENT IMPORTANCE
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM THE COLONIES TO TODAY
7 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
American Silver Eagle Bullion COINS
A SECRET COLLECTING AND INVESTING TIPS BOOK EXCERPT
7 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
The Sacagawea Golden Dollar: AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN A HISTORY LESSON
Its namesake is as enigmatic as the coin itself. First issued in 2000, the Sacagawea Golden Dollar is an expedition into coin collecting that, like the westward journey of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, navigates an unlikely course of cultural touchstones from the Continental Divide to Cheerios cereal to jazz artist Harry Connick, Jr.
6 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
THE HISTORY, POPULARITY & APPEAL of COLORIZED COINS
The popularity of coins with color on them drives certain segments of rare coin markets and collectors. Morgan Dollars, type coins, and classic commemoratives are all distinct types of numismatic coins where beautiful and original colors bring strong premiums.
6 min |
October - November 2022
COINage Magazine
Silver Rush and the Rush on Fakes
The recent panic buying of silver bullion earlier this year has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online advertising to lure unsuspecting retail buyers to purchase counterfeit United States silver dollars, according to officials of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org). “The Chinese are blowing up the web selling fake silver dollars. We’ve seen suspicious ads posted on many platforms, including Amazon and Facebook,” cautioned Doug Davis, ACEF AntiCounterfeiting director.
4 min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression
Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression
2 min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
PALLADIUM'S GLITTERING FUTURE
American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coins Have Appreciated Nicely
9 min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
Future of U.S. Coin Authentication
Identifying fakes is an art and a science
10 min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
COIN COLLECTING AND INVESTING - ULTIMATE CRYSTAL BALL
Trends That Will Shape Your World Through 2041
10+ min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
Change For A Reagan?
NEW COIN DESIGNS ARE COMING
2 min |
June - July 2021
COINage Magazine
Bullion Demand and Rare Coin Optimism
HIGH VALUE COINS ARE SELLING SMARTLY
4 min |