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Why Gold Eagles Cost More Than Krugerrands
Market Updates & Premiums

Why Gold Eagles Cost More Than Krugerrands

Put a one-ounce American Gold Eagle and a one-ounce Krugerrand side by side on a scale and they will read the same, give or take a hair. Both are 22-karat gold, both weigh about 33.93 grams, and both contain exactly one troy ounce of pure gold. Ask a dealer for a quote on each, though, […]
Daniel Reyes
Are Capped Bust Half Dollars a Good Investment?
Silver Coins

Are Capped Bust Half Dollars a Good Investment?

Most American coins earned their wear in pockets and cash drawers. The capped bust half dollar earned its wear in canvas bags, shuffled from one bank vault to another and counted by weight as often as by piece. That single fact explains nearly everything a buyer needs to know about the series: why so many […]
Grace Whitfield
Inside the 2026 US Mint Proof Set: Ten Coins for 250 Years
New Issues & Mint News

Inside the 2026 US Mint Proof Set: Ten Coins for 250 Years

The United States Mint has offered an annual proof set in most years since 1936, and for long stretches of that run the contents were predictable enough that a collector could order one sight unseen. The set that goes on sale Tuesday, October 6 at noon Eastern is not predictable. Two of its coins carry […]
Thomas Albrecht
What the Common Cents Act Means for Coin Collectors
U.S. Coins

What the Common Cents Act Means for Coin Collectors

The Senate cleared the Common Cents Act on September 28, 2026 by unanimous consent, two weeks after the House passed it on a voice vote. The bill now sits on the President’s desk awaiting a signature, which had not been given as of this writing. Most of the coverage has treated it as the penny’s […]
Ruth Calloway
Are Gold Philharmonics a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile
Gold Coins

Are Gold Philharmonics a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile

Most American buyers can name every coin on their own shelf before they can name Europe’s best seller. The gold Vienna Philharmonic has been struck since 1989, was voted the best selling gold coin in the world four separate years, and carries a face value denominated in euros. Yet it tends to show up in […]
Samuel Hart
The Best of the Mint Series Is Complete: What the Sales Say
New Issues & Mint News

The Best of the Mint Series Is Complete: What the Sales Say

The U.S. Mint’s year-long tribute to its own back catalog ended on September 24, when the 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set went on sale at noon Eastern. It took 8,191 orders in its first few days, enough to debut at the top of the Mint’s weekly sales report for […]
Thomas Albrecht
What Silver Lease Rates Tell You About Coin Premiums
Market Updates & Premiums

What Silver Lease Rates Tell You About Coin Premiums

Spot silver sat near $61 an ounce as October opened, with gold near $4,177. Those are the numbers on the screen, and they are the ones most buyers watch. They are not the numbers that decide what a one-ounce coin costs above its metal value, and they are not where a tight physical market shows […]
Daniel Reyes
National Debt and Gold Prices: What the Record Shows
Macro Environment & Strategy

National Debt and Gold Prices: What the Record Shows

Ask a room full of metals buyers why they own gold and someone will point at the debt clock. The federal government crossed $40 trillion in total debt outstanding in late August 2026, and by September 25 the Treasury’s own Debt to the Penny series put it at $40.097 trillion: about $32.39 trillion held by […]
Daniel Reyes
Are Silver Maple Leafs a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile
Silver Coins

Are Silver Maple Leafs a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile

Canada’s Silver Maple Leaf had a quiet debut. The Royal Canadian Mint struck a little over a million of them in 1988, a modest run for a coin that would end up second only to the American Silver Eagle among the world’s silver bullion issues. Silver was cheap that year, retail interest was thin, and […]
Grace Whitfield
Why Did the Dollar Coin Fail? A Short History
U.S. Coins

Why Did the Dollar Coin Fail? A Short History

Somewhere in a Federal Reserve vault sits a stack of dollar coins nobody asked for. As of June 30, 2020, the Fed reported holding $1.064 billion in them, which its annual report to Congress called roughly a 21-year supply of circulating demand. The hoard peaked near 1.434 billion coins in early 2012 and has drained […]
Ruth Calloway
How to Start a Coin Collection Without Wasting Money
Collecting Tips

How to Start a Coin Collection Without Wasting Money

Most people do not decide to become collectors. A cigar box turns up in a parent’s closet, or a cashier hands back a quarter with a worn eagle on the reverse, and a question arrives on its own: is this worth anything, and what am I supposed to do with it? That is a better […]
Ruth Calloway
Are Gold Britannias a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile
Gold Coins

Are Gold Britannias a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile

Most bullion coins ask for a certain amount of trust. You check the weight and the diameter, maybe you know the ring a good coin makes, and past that you are relying on the seal and the person who sold it to you. The Royal Mint decided that was not quite good enough. In the […]
Samuel Hart

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