CoinTalk Members Share Times Their Own Coins Appeared in Articles, Coinapedia and PCGS Posts
On the CoinTalk forum, member geekpryde wrote that a coin from the member's own type set appeared in an article by Greg Reynolds and asked whether others had had the same experience. Other members described their own coins appearing in a blog post, in Doug Winter's Coinapedia and in a PCGS Instagram post. The source does not show the posting date.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We rewrote the headline, summary and body to match the source, a forum thread of member posts. We removed material not in the source, including claims about citations in academic papers, the history of numismatics, analysis using high-resolution images and effects on market value, and presented the posts as members' own reports. The previous headline was "Rare Coins in Journals Rival NGC, PCGS Market Influence."
This article describes a thread titled "Ever read a Coin Article featuring one of your very own coins?" on the coin collectors' forum CoinTalk. The source does not show the posting date. The content consists of individual members' own reports and opinions, not confirmed facts. The source text does not include the photos.
The first post
Member geekpryde wrote that while reading an article by Greg Reynolds, the member saw a coin that looked familiar and realized it was a coin from the member's own type set. The member wrote that it brought a smile and that the member told their wife. The member described the article as worth reading and asked, "Has this ever happened to you?"
Other members replied with comments such as "That's cool!" and "You'll always remember that." SensibleSal66 asked what the member's wife said.
Other members' experiences
ddddd wrote that the closest experience was PCGS sharing one of the member's coins in a post on its Instagram page.
lordmarcovan wrote about once finding a spotlight article on the Antique Sage blog about a piece the member had bought not long before: an 1848 French pattern graded PCGS SP65 RB. The member wrote, "I wish I still had it."
lordmarcovan also wrote that an article about an 1806 O-129 50c discovery coin, which the member once owned, no longer exists online. According to the member, it was acquired for about $40 worth of stuff and sold for $75, and the member later watched it get discovered as a new die combination and sell for four figures. The member wrote that another was later discovered, so two are known.
KBBPLL wrote that the member has written and read articles featuring the member's own coins, but has not read an article about the member's own coin written by someone else. Jack D. Young wrote that the member had just had an article published in Coin Week about the member's own coins, titled "My Foundation Coins: Struck Counterfeits & Early Cents."
ericodapro wrote that the member had to use the Wayback Machine to find an article in which Mr Diamond wrote about a 1918 Lincoln the member found that would not fit in a Dansco album.
Coins shown in Coinapedia and by PCGS
fiddlehead wrote that, while not exactly an article, the member owns the coin pictured in Doug Winter's Coinapedia as the example of an 1853/2 Double Eagle. The member obtained it the year before the post and realized only some time later that it was the same coin, and uses Winter's photos of it in the member's own collection photos.
Joshua Lemons wrote that the member has never had a coin that was already in a publication, but was delighted to own a few that later turned out to be PCGS plate coins.
Source: CoinTalk, "Ever read a Coin Article featuring one of your very own coins?" (forum thread).
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