I’ll never forget the first time I found a coin that looked like it had been dipped in wax. Milky white, dulled, almost *melting*—and I’d stored […]

I cracked this open after months of chasing “sleepers” at shows and online auctions—and what I found changed how I see every coin. This isn’t just […]

What happens when a “fake” coin reveals something far more interesting than fraud? I recently uncovered a John Adams Bolen Bar Cent—found in a dealer’s “fake […]

I’ve spent years chasing ghosts in the numismatic world—coins with stories hiding in plain sight, their pasts obscured by time, poor scans, or broken trails. What […]

I walked into the Great American Coin Show expecting shiny gold and historic slabs. What I found was something far more interesting — a rare coin […]

Let me share something I learned the hard way: that “rare” coin in your hand might not be what you think. I spent weeks chasing a […]

I keep coming back to that moment—the split second when I spotted the faint ghost of a “T” on a beat-up 1937 Washington quarter. No flashy […]

I’ve spent years authenticating rare U.S. coins, and what I’ve uncovered about half cent counterfeits will make even seasoned collectors pause. These aren’t clumsy forgeries from […]

When it comes to collecting or investing, we’ve all asked ourselves: “How much is too much?” It’s a question that goes beyond spreadsheets and into the […]