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The article discusses the life of Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jr., who is considered to be a pioneer of baseball and numismatics. Topics include his founding of the Knickerbockers baseball club, his collection of California Pioneer gold coins, and his role in founding the Honolulu Numismatic and Ethnological Society.

The article reports that Australia has a fun coin designed to look like a wreath adorned with decorative baubles, candy canes and berries. Topics include examines in the center of the coin hangs one of Santa sleigh bells and the bell is 24-karat goldplated along with selective plating on the wreath itself as several dollar silver coin with antique finish is sure to grab the attention of anyone on shopping list.

And "Rare and valuable Lincoln penny coins explained - and they're worth up to $1,000s." Not to be outdone, the US Sun tabloid has been helping encourage coin collecting with headlines including: "Rare 1969 D penny Lincoln coin sells for more than $2,000 - and you could have the same one in your wallet;" "Rare 1992 Lincoln penny coin sells for more than $25,000 - do you have one in your spare change?" Numismatics has been making the news recently - for all the right reasons. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the spot price of gold and silver has continued to drift south impacting the value of intrinsically valued collector coins as well as bullion coin products. Topics include considered that investors who may not necessarily be coin collectors are also following this pattern, understanding the difference between what is rare and what is "more available."

In this article author talks about purchasing key coins and gold coins. Topics include considered that key coins are the coins in a series that every collector needs to have a complete date/mintmark set but that not every collector can have and reports that mintage keys are the dates with the lowest mintages and the lowest survival rates.

Features Editor's Note: This business profile was originally published in the February/ March 2020 issue of COINage magazine. "I found a Buffalo nickel in a handful of change when I was 5 years old", said O'Higgins, in response to a question about who or what inspired his interest in coins. PHOTO (COLOR): LEFT: The 1802 silver Bust dollar coin, a high-grade example shown, is another of the popular and rare coins with which Michael O'Higgins is familiar. [Extracted from the article]

Richer, who has been an astronomer for decades and is now semi-retired, transformed his numismatics work into a new book called 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens. But in a side job that also requires attention to detail, Richer has a passion for numismatics - otherwise known as coin collecting. A CANADIAN ASTRONOMY PROFESSOR turned one of his pandemic projects into a book. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that described by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Money Museum as one of the most coveted coins in the numismatic universe the ANA's 1933 Indian Head several dollars gold Eagle will be publicly exhibited for the first time in years at the 2022 National Money Show in Colorado Springs, Colorado from March 10 to12, 2022.

The article offers tips for numismatics with low budget on collecting gold coins which include focusing on gold coins with limited funds, considering the nation of origin coins such as the American Eagle gold coin, and checking the design of a five pesos from Argentina and Uruguay.

The article discusses 1861-D gold dollar coin which is said to have been produced by a mint under state or Confederate control as it is not listed in the official records of the United States. Dahlonega gold dollars are for coin collectors, the Dahlonega facility did not produce gold dollars in early 1861 as the Civil War became a reality.

The article offers information about the market value of the 1982-D Washington quarter in the U.S. It mentions that challenges faced by the U.S. Mint in making modern commemoratives for the first time since the year 1950s in the U.S. It discusses that concerns associated with the national coin shortage in the U.S.

The article offers information related to 1822 half eagle coins that has to rank as one of the greatest treasures any collector of coins of the U.S. can hope to own. It mentions couple factors involved in that the half eagle was the largest denomination in 1820s as low circulation of gold coins, and the lower mintage.

The article focuses on the problem of numismatics regarding the correct quantity of $2½ proof coins produced in 1910. Gold coin specialist Walter Breen explained the large mintage to be typographical error on the records at the U.S. Mint. The author insists that the records were correct and attributes the mystery to the behavior of collectors who tend to buy huge amount of coins that they perceive to sparse in the future. It adds that there is no idea on what happened to the excess coins.

The article focuses on the collections of Virgil Michael Brand, a life member of the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society. Born on January 16, 1682, Brand has been an established brewer and went into partnership with Valetine Busch in a brewery in Chicago. He is known for recording almost every single purchase of coins, which he started in 1889 with an Augustuc Humbert gold piece. His passion for collecting coins got serious with the help of dealer S. C. Stevens.

The article discusses the initiative of counterfeiters to target the dates and mintmarks in collecting gold coins. It emphasizes that collectors aim to collect gold coins, older commemoratives or key-and semi-key dates and mintmarks. Also, it mentions that Chinese-made counterfeits of both rare and common coins of all types are seen with increasing frequency and are much improved over earlier generations of fakes.

The author discusses the new look of the "Britannia" gold and silver coin issued by the Royal Mint Ltd. and wonders about its actual value in 2015. He explains the factors affecting the price of the metal issuances, its numismatic interest, and the value of the dollar. The author believes that coin collectors should not think of the collection in monetary terms but an ownership worth many times its value.

The article provides information on a a double eagle high relief gold coin that is available from the United States Mint. A discussion of the manufacturing technology that was involved in the production of the coin is presented. The inspiration for the coin, which came from coinage that was designed in 1905 by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens is discussed.