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 information that will help illuminate not just the issue and circulation of Treasury Notes but also provide some context for the coins that circulated around the same period. The CoinWeek Podcast is sponsore...
Aug 22, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 179
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 U.S. coins, and with Aaron, takes the listener on a journey into the ancient coin collecting hobby from the perspective of a new collector. The resulting mix of expert and neophyte is relatable to most col...
Apr 26, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 178
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 and make their own judgment as to which is superior. Learn more about this unique event by visiting www.pcgs.com and plan to join the action in Schaumburg, Illinois starting April 26th! Don't miss o...
Apr 17, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 177
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 promote, including the gold coins, ingots, and other treasure recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck site; the cans of gold coins of the Saddle Ridge Gold Coin Hoard; and the discovery of the lost ...
Mar 16, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 176
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 exciting personal opportunity and something bigger than himself: the creation of a national coinage that we can all be proud of. A task that Joe takes very much to heart. To a collector, there is much to be ...
Mar 10, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 175
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 high-pressure tactics that so-called “boiler rooms” use to sell overpriced coins to the unsuspecting. In this interview, you’ll get a rare insight into the shady side of the rare coin market. The Coinweek...
Feb 27, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 174
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" coinage; why eliminating the cent would me a mistake; how COVID-19 impacted the Mint's ability to meet the nation's coinage needs; whether the low mintage of the privy marked Eagles was a mistake; why the Un...
Feb 27, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 173
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 Federal Government in fighting counterfeit coins. ACEF website - https://acefonline.org/ The Coinweek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. The PCGS Members Only Show will be held from Wednesday, February 2...
Feb 14, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 172
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 Free Banking rules allowed for an explosion in that industry. Paine’s bank was based on his deeply felt spiritual beliefs and it wasn’t long before it garnered the attention of foes that wished to do it...
Nov 15, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 171
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 coin that he found while surfing an obscure recent auction catalog in this week's episode of the CoinWeek Podcast.
Nov 12, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 170
CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan discusses collecting strategies for collectors seeking to spend $1, $10, $100, $1000, and $10000 per coin.
Nov 03, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 169
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 that documented the past forty years of the numismatic hobby. Charles shares some of his stories of working with David at CoinWeek, how much David cared about the hobby and its practitioners, and how his l...
Oct 18, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 168
CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan discusses the past eight years of the certified American Silver Eagle market. This episode is brought to you by PCGS.
Oct 06, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 166
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 Empire, but they called themselves Romans. Their coinage is often imbued with religious symbolism and the echoes of history that they contain within have inspired generations of collectors. You’ll learn...
Jan 27, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 165
CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan invites Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Greg Cohen to discuss key offerings in the company's December Regency 49 Auction.
Dec 16, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 164
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.
Nov 30, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 163
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 have passed through during his time with the firm. We also talk about what things that collectors can do to cross that gap between collector and professional numismatist. We also talk a little bit about ...
Jul 26, 2021•56 min•Ep. 162
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 pcgs.com/ccspecial to learn more. This Week, CoinWeek Ancients writer Mike Markowitz gets medieval. I’d say Medieval on that As- but Ases are Roman coins and not medieval… so I can’t say that. Moving on… what is it a...
Jul 07, 2021•30 min•Ep. 161
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 American life is as confounding as it is sometimes maddening. In this Podcast, economist William Silber joins us to talk about Silver and how the white metal shaped America and the Modern World. Before we get ...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 160
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 www.pcgs.com to become a PCGS Collectors Club member today and get 8 free grading submissions when you sign up at the platinum level. You know that the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle $20 gold coin is the most ...
May 27, 2021•37 min•Ep. 159
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 submissions including bulk- it’s a white-hot coin market- why are you sitting on those rolls of UNC. Morgan dollars- get them slabbed and get them sold. To learn more visit www.pcgs.com. This week on the C...
May 20, 2021•53 min•Ep. 158
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 ANA. Earlier installations of the Tyrant coins have been breathtaking to behold. Will you come and see the collection for yourself? To learn more about PCGS current grading specials and programs, visit ww...
May 03, 2021•27 min•Ep. 157
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 an in-depth look at the 1921 Chapman Proof Morgan dollar, PCGS pricing, and more. Visit PCGS.com to register if you have not already! In the American story, some things aren’t negotiable. In this episode...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 156
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 technology are changing the game for private and sovereign mints. You cannot walk away from this podcast without learning something about the way minting has changed and we hope it will give you a clearer...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 155
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 collective consciousness of most people - and carries with it an ominous warning, BEWARE! In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, CoinWeek Ancients writer Mike Markowitz lays down his Pugio and tells you the gri...
Mar 15, 2021•31 min•Ep. 154
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 forever. *** The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. PCGS has set a high bar for securing your great coins and paper money collectibles by announcing that all PCGS coin and banknote holders henceforwa...
Mar 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 153
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 completing the DANSCO 7070 coin album. The DANSCO 7070, also known as the United States Type album, collects one example of most major types of U.S. coins struck from 1800 onward. This was a deceptively ...
Mar 01, 2021•53 min•Ep. 152
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 bullion coin. After that, Charles and Chris break down everything you need to know about putting together a collection of modern U.S. coins from change. Charles gives his tested strategies for being circulatin...
Feb 16, 2021•55 min•Ep. 151
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. Whereas most numismatic books published before 1950 were printed in limited numbers, Yeoman's Red Book was an instant success and has gone on to sell tens of millions of copies and is updated annually. Th...
Feb 05, 2021•46 min•Ep. 150
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 of younger collectors and experts that will carry the hobby forward. This hour-long discussion gives you a seat at the table as Charles, Chris, and Tyler discuss their experiences with coins. *** The Coi...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 149
