CoinWeek
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★ - 56 ratingsCoinWeek is the #1 Online Source for information about the rare coin market.
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CoinWeek: On the Passing of Eisenhower Dollar Doubled Die Researcher Tom Kalantzis
April 26, 2016 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.65 MBTom Kalantzis was a dedicated researcher of Eisenhower dollar doubled dies. If you are a fan of the series, or enjoy collecting idiosyncratic doubled die coins or RPMs, you have likely benefited from Kalantzis' work. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, I talk to Rob Ezerman, founding member of the Ike Group and one-time Kalantzis colleague to discuss their friendship, their working relationship, and why the Eisenhower dollar series drew them together. This CoinWeek Podcast is brought ...
CoinWeek: Q. David Bowers discusses the Famous Eliasberg Collection
April 25, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.48 MBWhat was it like to study the famous Eliasberg Collection before it went up for sale? Louis Eliasberg assembled the first-ever complete collection of U.S. coins by date and mintmark. His collection made national headlines and captured the imagination of generations of coin collectors. But there was only one coin dealer that he trusted to appraise and later sell his historic coin collection. That dealer was renowned numismatic author and auctioneer Q. David Bowers. In this episode of the Coi...
CoinWeek: Women on 20s Founder Barbara Ortiz Howard Talks Tens and Twenties and Why its Important to Recognize the Greatness of American Women
April 20, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBLast year, businesswoman Barbara Ortiz Howard and journalist Susan Ades Stone joined forces to prompt a public discussion about gender representation on U.S. currency. Their goal: to compel the Treasury Department to replace Andrew Jackson with an historically-important American woman… and to do it in time to celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020. The effort went viral, and after several rounds of voting, civil rights advocate and freedom fighter Harriet Tubman emerged as the...
CoinWeek: Don Willis Discusses Coin Preservation and PCGS Restoration Services
April 15, 2016 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBHow should collectors handle and store their coins and which measures are available to ensure that coins do not degrade once they are encapsulated in third party graded holders? Our guest in this episode is PCGS President Don Willis. We discuss coin care and preservation, Silver Eagle milk spots and more in this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast. *** CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and information about numismatics. CoinWeek has also won the NLG Award for best numismatic website 4...
CoinWeek: Issues Surrounding Legal Tender of Canadian Commemorative Coins
April 03, 2016 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek teams up with Canadian Coin News, the premier source of information about the Canadian numismatic market, to discuss "legal tender" and issues that Canadian collectors have encountered over the years when they tried to redeem Canadian collector coins at face value. This discussion is a continuation of CoinWeek's reporting on the topic. The CoinWeek Podcast is sponsored by PCGS. *** CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and informatio...
CoinWeek: U.S. Mint Director Philip Diehl Discusses Royal Mint Legal Tender Controversy
March 29, 2016 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBHow can legal tender collector coins not actually be treated like money? That's a question we posed to former U.S. Mint Director Philip Diehl in this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast. Controversy in the UK has erupted in the past few months, after newspapers there reported on a situation where a man bought 293 £100 coins at face value and sought to redeem them at a bank. We touch on this issue and more... The CoinWeek Podcast is sponsored by PCGS. *** CoinWeek is the #1 website online for...
CoinWeek: Coin Profile: 1931-S Lincoln Cent
March 22, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBThe 1931-S Lincoln Cent is a semi-key issue in one of the most popular collector coin series in the hobby. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, we dig deep into the history of the issue and provide you valuable tips to avoid counterfeits. The CoinWeek Podcast is sponsored by PCGS. *** CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and information about numismatics. CoinWeek has also won the NLG Award for best numismatic website 4 years running! Take your hobby the next level! Be sure to s...