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CoinWeek is the #1 Online Source for information about the rare coin market.Visit www.coinweek.com to get the latest news and information about coins, paper money, and precious metals

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Episodes

  1. Episode 179: CoinWeek Podcast #181: Nicholas Bruyer on Treasury Notes

    In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan talks with author Nicholas Bruyer on the subject of United States paper money and its multi-faceted role as a money of growth and of last resort. Charles also discusses Nicholas' new book, which offers readers a trove of...

  2. Episode 178: CoinWeek Podcast #178: Podcasting About Ancient Coins with Aaron Berk and Mike Nottelmann

    In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan talks to Aaron Berk and Mike Nottelmann about their excellent Ancient Coin Podcast. Aaron is a noted antiquities dealer and expert in ancient coins. Mike is the longtime co-host of the Coin Show Podcast, is a specialist in…

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  3. Episode 177: CoinWeek Podcast #177: Tom Uram on Coins & Clubs

    The CoinWeek Podcast is sponsored by PCGS. At the Central States Numismatic Society's Annual Convention, PCGS will be hosting a Set Registry Showdown. Two of the best collections - J&L and Escalante - will go head to head in this battle. Attendees will have the opportunity to view each collection...

  4. Episode 176: CoinWeek Podcast #176: Selling Coins with Donn Pearlman

    For more than 40 years, numismatist Donn Pearlman has worked with major dealers and market makers to bring broad public attention to the many amazing stories that unfold in the coin-collecting hobby. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Donn discusses some of the big projects he worked to...

  5. Episode 175: CoinWeek Podcast #175: United States Mint Chief Engraver Joe Menna

    In today’s episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, I talk to Joe Menna, Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. Joe has devoted practically his whole life to art and now, as the main art director at the Mint, he gets to bring that lifetime of thought and devotion to bear on a task that is both an...

  6. Episode 174: CoinWeek Podcast #174: Coin Telemarketer Confidential

    Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan talks to Brian Bass, a coin dealer and a former telemarketer who lets us in on the tricks and...

  7. Episode 173: CoinWeek Podcast #173: My Time at the United States Mint: with David J. Ryder.

    In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Editor Charles Morgan speaks to former United States Mint Director David J. Ryder. Absolutely nothing was off the table. Charles and David discuss Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's notorious trip to Fort Knox; whether we are struck with an "imperial"...

  8. Episode 172: CoinWeek Podcast: Episode #172. Fighting Counterfeit Coins

    In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Charles speaks to Dana Samuelson, Former President of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG), and Doug Davis, Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF), about the work the coin industry is undertaking to assist the United States...

  9. Episode 171: CoinWeek Podcast #171: The Spiritual Bank of Seth Paine

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To check out this quarter's PCGS grading specials, visit www.pcgs.com. This week on the CoinWeek Podcast- we are going to talk about The Spirit Bank of Chicago and its enigmatic founder Seth Paine. The Spirit Bank of Chicago was founded in 1852 when...

  10. Episode 170: CoinWeek Podcast #170: The Wreath Cent that went to Space

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To take advantage of this quarter's grading special, visit www.pcgs.com. A 1793 Wreath Cent was sent to low earth orbit in 1965 and that begins an interesting story about the coin and the numismatic industry. CoinWeek editor tells the story of a…

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  11. Episode 169: CoinWeek Podcast #169: Collecting Strategies: $1 to $10,000.

    CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan discusses collecting strategies for collectors seeking to spend $1, $10, $100, $1000, and $10000 per coin.

  12. Episode 168: CoinWeek Podcast #168: Remembering David Lisot, CoinWeek Co-Founder

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To take advantage of this quarter's grading specials visit this link: https://www.pcgs.com/ccspecial On this episode, Charles Morgan remembers CoinWeek co-founder David Lisot. David passed away this week and left behind a meaningful body of video…

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  13. Episode 166: CoinWeek Podcast #167: American Silver Eagle Musings

    CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan discusses the past eight years of the certified American Silver Eagle market. This episode is brought to you by PCGS.

  14. Episode 165: CoinWeek Podcast #165: Mike Markowitz on Byzantine Coins

    This week on the CoinWeek Podcast, Mike Markowitz sits down to discuss his favorite area of ancient coin collecting, Byzantine coins. The Byzantine Empire stood for more than a thousand years, falling on May 29, 1453 when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. Historians call it the Byzantine...

  15. Episode 164: CoinWeek Podcast #164: Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 49 Sale Lot Preview with Greg Cohen

    CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan invites Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Greg Cohen to discuss key offerings in the company's December Regency 49 Auction.

  16. Episode 163: CoinWeek Podcast #163: Why #FreeCoinDay is Important for the Hobby

    Charles Morgan and Rob Oberth have teamed up to promote December 18, 2021 as #FreeCoinDay. We are recruiting dealers across the country to participate and want the community's help to make this a big deal for the hobby. The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you PCGS.

  17. Episode 162: CoinWeek Podcast #162: James McCartney: From Coins to Catalogs

    Today we are joined by James McCartney, senior numismatist and consignment director at Stack’s Bowers. In this episode we talk about a side of the coin collecting market not experienced by most collectors. We talk about cataloging and what goes into that skill set. We talk about great coins that...

  18. Episode 161: CoinWeek Podcast #161: Let's Get Medieval: Mike Markowitz on Coins of the Middle Ages

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Check out PCGS’ new grading specials and take advantage of an exclusive offer to get a PCGS limited-edition 35th Anniversary Silver PCGS Box. You can also save money on Canadian banknote submissions and coin variety attributions. Visit...

  19. Episode 160: CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America's Historical & Political Metal

    Silver is a confounding, confusing, and controversial metal, whose continued use in American federal circulating coinage from 1794 to 1970 was the a central focus of competing visions of our economic system, a galvanizing topic for 19th century American Populists, and a metal whose role in…

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  20. Episode 159: CoinWeek Podcast #159: The Infamous 1933 Double Eagle

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Before Sotheby’s brought the infamous Farouk 1933 Double EAgle $20 gold coin to market, they trusted PCGS to grade it. Maybe you should follow suit and trust PCGS to provide its unbiased expert opinions on your numismatic collectibles. Visit...

  21. Episode 158: CoinWeek Podcast #158: Don Kagin, a Life in Numismatics

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Join PCGS at the PCGS Members Only Show, to be held May 26-28 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. PCGS will offer on-site grading and a $125 walkthrough grading special. PCGS Representatives will be on-site and able to answer your questions, accept...

  22. Episode 157: CoinWeek Podcast #157: The History of Numismatics

    This episode of the CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. The official grading company of the world-famous Tyrant Collection, perhaps the most expensive coin collection ever built. Where will the Tyrant Collection make its next appearance? A bird on my shoulder tells me perhaps the summer...

  23. Episode 156: CoinWeek Podcast #156: Money & Race: An American Story

    This episode of the CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. The print and digital version of the May-June issue of the PCGS Rare Coin Market Review is out now. Be sure to check out Dutch graphic designer Ootje Oxenaar’s excellent article about the art and application of banknote design. Plus…

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  24. Episode 155: CoinWeek Podcast: Ultra-Modern Coins Take Over

    This week on the coinweek podcast we are going to have a lively, interesting, and provocative conversation with Chang Bullock and Orlando Lorenzana of CIT, where we talk about how ultra-modern coins have taken over the contemporary coin market and how CIT’s innovations in color and coin minting...

  25. Episode 154: CoinWeek Podcast #154: Beware the Ides of March

    While the particulars of the Roman calendar, with its demarcation of Nones, Ides, and Kalends, are now largely forgotten by those not ensconced in academia, one date, immortalized by a history changing bloody coup and popularized by a famous bard from Stratford-Upon-Avon, remains in the…

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  26. Episode 153: CoinWeek Podcast #153: Collecting Currency with Arthur Friedberg

    In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Charles Morgan and Chris Bulfinch talk to noted paper money expert Arthur Friedberg about the popularity of paper money collecting, how U.S. paper money designs would benefit from a complete overhaul, and how the Freidberg guide has changed the hobby...

  27. Episode 152: CoinWeek Podcast #152: Completing a DANSCO 7070

    Charles Morgan and Chris Bulfinch start off this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast discussing the recent high price paid for a coin in a very early PCGS holder and issues surrounding the potential redesign of U.S. Currency. After that, Charles and Chris break down everything you need to know about...

  28. Episode 151: CoinWeek Podcast #151: Collecting Modern U.S. Coins From Change

    Charles Morgan and Chris Bulfinch start off this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast with a discussion of the quick sellout of the 2021-W American Silver Eagle Proof Coin (the one with the final Mercanti reverse) and talk about how the issue marks the end of an era for the world's most popular…

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  29. Episode 150: CoinWeek Podcast #150: How R.S. Yeoman Changed the Coin Collecting Hobby Forever

    In this week's episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Charles Morgan talks to longtime Red Book editor Kenneth Bressett on the career and legacy of Red Book creator and coin board innovator R.S. Yeoman. Yeoman's ideas transformed the hobby from an academic pursuit to one with broad mainstream appeal....

  30. Episode 149: CoinWeek Podcast #149: Collecting Coins with Bulfinch and Rossi

    CoinWeek asked our two newest writers Chris Bulfinch and Tyler Rossi to sit down and discuss how their childhood friendship forged through their local scouting program sparked a lifelong love for numismatics. Bulfinch and Rossi have accomplished much as writers are part of an emerging generation…

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  31. Episode 148: CoinWeek Podcast #148: How to Become a Professional Classical Numismatist

    In this week’s episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek’s very own ancient coin expert Mike Markowitz talks about what it takes to become a professional classical numismatist. How do you start? Where should you go? What should you study? What languages should you learn? (Spoiler alert: Latin…

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  32. Episode 147: CoinWeek Podcast #147: Numismatics Of the Trump Years

    Every Presidential administration brings has its own personality and influence on American policy. The Trump Administration did not fail to deliver in this regard. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, editor Charles Morgan is joined by CoinWeek staff writer Chris Bulfinch to discuss the main...

  33. Episode 146: CoinWeek Podcast #146:

    After a year-long public campaign to redesign the $20 bill, Obama Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a portrait of Civil Rights pioneer Harriet Tubman would replace the long-serving portrait of controversial president Andrew Jackson as part of the government's observation of the…

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  34. Episode 237: CoinWeek Podcast #237: The Gold Standard in Kubrick's the Shining (with Rob Ager).

    Ok, ok, we are skipping ahead in our numbering sequence, but how could we resist? Numismatics can pop up anywhere and in this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, we take a very unexpected turn and discuss one of several embedded symbolic themes of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s class horror film the...

  35. Episode 145: CoinWeek Podcast #145: Ancient Coin Weights Standards

    This week on the CoinWeek podcast, ancient coin writer Mike Markowitz gives an informative talk about ancient coin standards and how this important knowledge helps modern collectors ascertain a coin’s authenticity. It’s a valuable talk for all of us trying to navigate a market rich in history and...

  36. CoinWeek: A Priceless Treasure Coin Comes to the Block

    A beautiful 1713-J 8 Escudos Royal in MS66 will be sold this month at Daniel Frank Sedwick's 28th Treasure Auction. https://www.sedwickcoins.com/ta28/catalog.htm We talk to Dan about the coin, its impressive pedigree, and why in a world of crudely struck ingots and cobs, did such an...

  37. CoinWeek Podcast #143: Innovation Past, Present and Future: PCGS and NFC With Brett Charville

    PCGS President Brett Charville is our guest in this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast. Brett Charville has become an innovative force in the rare coin industry since taking the position of president of PCGS. His tenure starting with a get back to basics approach at the grading service, with the...

  38. CoinWeek Podcast #142: A Challenge to Minnesota Coin Law

    CoinWeek Podcast #142: A Challenge to Minnesota Coin Law

  39. CoinWeek Podcast #141: Precious Metals in Antiquity

    CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series expert Mike Markowitz returns this week for another solo podcast. In this episode, Mike takes a deep dive into the nitty-gritty of gold, silver, and other metals as they were used to make coins in antiquity. Full of the technical details aficionados want, the podcast…

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  40. CoinWeek Podcast #139: Kevin Lipton on 1804 Dollars & Modern Coins

    Today on the Coinweek Podcast, we talk to one of the rare coin industry’s most flamboyant and successful coin dealers, Kevin Lipton. Lipton has handled virtually every great coin the market has to offer over the course of the past fifty years and is never short of an opinion or insight into what…

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  41. CoinWeek Podcast #140: What Made Alexander Great?

    “This is Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek… asking what made Alexander so Great?" With these words, ancient coin expert and CoinWeek Podcast guest host Mike Markowitz begins to spin an exciting and informative look at the life of Alexander the Great and what made him such a towering figure in ancient...

  42. CoinWeek Podcast #138: Rare Coin Battle: The 1822 $5 Gold Coin vs. the 1870-S $3 Gold Coin

    It’s a battle of epic proportions. Today on the CoinWeek Podcast, noted gold coin expert and author Doug Winter and I will put two multi-million dollar coins head to head to find out which great American rarity comes out on top. Our competitors are the 1822 half eagle and the 1870-S three-dollar...

  43. CoinWeek Podcast #137: Standing Up for Coins and Battling MOUs (with Peter Tompa)

    Today on the CoinWeek Podcast we talk to Peter Tompa about the pending renewal of an MOU between the United States and the Republic of Italy that may pose a threat to the coin collecting hobby in the United States and abroad. MOUs, or Memorandums of Understandings, are agreements between...

  44. CoinWeek Podcast #136: Coins to Conserve a Monument

    Today on the CoinWeek Podcast we are going to talk about a commemorative coin concept under consideration by the U.S. Congress. But before we get into that, let me tell you that the CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Speaking of Commemorative coins, exclusive PCGS 2020 Basketball...

  45. CoinWeek Podcast: Colombian Treasures at Sedwick Auction

    the CoinWeek Podcast- brought to you by our good friends at PCGS. For more than 30 years, PCGS has been a trusted partner to the building of some of the greatest coin collections ever assembled. With their tamper evident and secure holder, PCGS has kept the timeless treasures of American and…

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  46. CoinWeek Podcast: The Coin Market Holds Its Own

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. PCGS is re-open and taking coin submissions. Submit your coins for expert grading. Visit www.pcgs.com to learn more. *** Charles Morgan talks to rare coin dealer Russ Augustin about the shape of the rare coin and physical precious metals market two...

  47. CoinWeek Podcast #133: Early U.S. Copper Planchets

    I hope you are having a good week, this is CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan welcoming you to the CoinWeek Podcast- brought to you by our good friends at PCGS. For more than 30 years, PCGS has been a trusted partner to the building of some of the greatest coin collections ever assembled. With their...

  48. CoinWeek Podcast #132: The Gold Market in a Time of Crisis (with Kitco's Peter Hug)

    Charles Morgan interviews precious metals expert Peter Hug, Kitco's Director of Global Trading. Hug gives his valuable insights into the current status of gold refining and coin production, how the precious metals market is reacting to the current economic crisis caused by COVID-19, and why this...

  49. CoinWeek Podcast #131: Harvey Stack Reflects on Stack's at 57th Street

    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. PCGS is happy to announce the latest hunt for modern numismatic rarities with the 2020 PCGS Quarter Quest just in time for the Great American Coin Hunt and National Coin Week. This program is designed to engage numismatists from around the country…

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  50. CoinWeek Podcast #130: Discussing the 100 Greatest Modern World Coins

    CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan discusses the importance of 20th-century coinage and the selection process he and co-writer Hubert Walker used to select the 100 coins for their new book 100 Greatest Modern World Coins. The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. If you are like me and have a...

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