With the ‘Final Four’ theme buzzing around, I got thinking about what really matters in our coin collecting passion. It inspired me to tackle organizing my […]

I’ve been following the conversations about Collectors Universe and PCGS this year, and it’s fascinating how collector opinions keep shifting. As someone who’s collected coins for […]

Putting together a Seated Liberty quarter type set recently reminded me how differently numismatic references approach classifications. I kept running into mismatches between the Red Book […]

As a longtime coin collector, I’ve watched the troubling increase in fake PCGS slabs with real concern. What started as occasional bad copies has become sophisticated […]

Lately, I’ve been captivated by an 1886 Morgan Dollar that’s sparked quite the conversation among collectors. Many call it the ‘GTG’ thanks to its fascinating grading […]

You know, after fielding so many coin questions over the years, one that really grabbed my attention recently was about a 1990 Lincoln penny with traces […]

I recently tackled a fun and eye-opening challenge in numismatics: guessing the grade of three Morgan Silver Dollars that all received the same PCGS grade. It […]

I’ve been deep in the trenches of building a Seated Liberty Quarter Type Set recently, and boy, did I hit a snag when comparing the Red […]

My Wake-Up Call to the Fake Slab Epidemic After decades in this hobby, I’ve watched counterfeit PCGS slabs go from rare finds to an everyday headache. […]