Collecting the Royals: Kings, Queens and Pretenders to the Throne (5/15/13)
There seems to be a lot of abdicating going around. First, Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as Supreme Pontiff (a … More >>

Pontefract Coins: Born in the Blood of Battle (4/23/13)
By Gerald Tebben The reign of England’s Charles I ended as with the strong swing of a sharp axe on Jan. … More >>

Furor Over a Florin: Great Britain’s ‘Godless’ Coin (4/14/13)
By Gerald Tebben As cholera swept England in 1849, attention fell on the country’s new coin. A godless coin. A coin … More >>

The Best Investment: What’s In Your Wallet? (4/11/13)
As an appraiser, I often have to answer questions regarding antiques and collectibles as an investment, often being the bearer … More >>

Revolutionary Honors: Medals Mark Struggle for American Independence (4/3/13)
By Gerald Tebben The largely unremembered war began with the George Washington’s surrender and ended essentially with the accession of George … More >>

Silver Revolutionary Souvenir ‘Peso’ Struck to Back Cuban Liberation (4/1/13)
By Gerald Tebben Can you name a silver piece minted in Philadelphia in 1897 that has the designer’s initial “M” on … More >>

Special Tokens Issued to Serve as Currency in Culion Leper Colony (3/28/13)
By Gerald Tebben The first 370 settlers, many horribly disfigured, arrived about 4 p.m., May 27, 1906. Six concrete houses and … More >>

Auction Report: 1908 Hunan Government Chinese 100 Coppers Banknote Brings $15,220 (3/22/13)
HONG KONG, China – A high-grade Chinese Hunan government banknote for 100 coppers, 1908 issue, hammered for $15,220 after a … More >>

Pre-War Ethiopian Coins: Lions, Thalers and Birrs, Oh My! (3/12/13)
By Gerald Tebben Money in Ethiopia before the First World War was a complicated affair. But bullets, as might be expected, … More >>

Triumph of the Human Spirit: Commemorative Coins Honor Mettle of the World’s People (2/28/13)
By Gerald Tebben Some coins are tributes—metallic and medallic—to the triumph of the human spirit. Born of adversity, they rise above … More >>