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CoinTalk Members Guess the Date Gold Will Reach $5,000 in a Forum Thread
A CoinTalk forum member started a thread inviting others to guess the date and time gold would reach $5,000, saying gold was then at $4,853.02. Members posted guesses ranging from late January to the fourth quarter of 2026, and some doubted the level would be reached. The thread does not show its posting date.
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CoinTalk Member Reports Adding an 1885-CC Morgan Dollar to Their Collection
A member of the CoinTalk forum posting as Collecting Nut reported adding an 1885-CC Morgan Dollar to their collection, writing that it has lines from a cleaning but was bought below the going rate. The member said only the 1893-S is still needed and that one recently sold at auction for over $3000 before the buyer's premium.
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Forum Member Asks About Die Crack on 1923 Peace Dollar; Reply Points to VAM-1AE
On the CoinTalk forum, GeorgeM asked whether a die crack on a 1923 Peace dollar was a known VAM. Pickin and Grinin replied that it looks like VAM-1AE, and GeorgeM answered that it does look like the same spot. The source does not give post dates.
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CoinTalk Members Post Coins Country by Neighboring Country in a 'World Tour' Thread
A CoinTalk forum thread asked members to post coins from countries that border the previously posted country, in a "world tour" around the globe. Starting with a 2002 10 euro coin from Germany, the posts moved through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, China, Tibet, Bhutan and India to Nepal. The source does not show the dates of the posts.
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CoinTalk members share Bhutan coins showing the king's crown
On the collector forum CoinTalk, a post about a 1975 Bhutan 25 Chetrums copper-nickel coin led members to share Bhutan coins. One member wrote that the crown worn by the king is called the Raven Crown. Everything in this article is what forum members posted; GNJ has not verified it.
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In January 2026, CoinTalk Members Said They Had Not Yet Found New Semiquincentennial Coins
On January 20, 2026, a thread on the collector forum CoinTalk asked whether anyone had found the U.S. Mint's new Semiquincentennial circulating coins. One member said the Mint had announced on its website that it began shipping them on January 5, but in posts through the end of January, many members in different parts of the country said they had not yet seen any.
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CoinTalk Member Reports Buying a Bust Half at FUN After Three Years of Only Selling
On the collector forum CoinTalk, a member posting as ldhair said that after three years of only selling, he bought a coin at the FUN show. According to the post, it is a Bust Half, a variety he already owned in a lower grade. Replies included a note that the two coins are different die states (O-108 and O-108a) and comments on the cost of attending the show.
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CoinTalk members play a game posting world coins year by year backward, with a prize coin
On the CoinTalk forum, member Curtisimo started "World Coins Time Machine," a game in which players post coins one year at a time going backward. The first coin, a 2017 coin from Armenia, is also the prize, going to the member who posts the last coin with the earliest valid date once the thread has been inactive for 30 days. The source does not show when the posts were made.
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Royal Canadian Mint Releases 2026 Gold and Silver Coins for the Legion's 100th Anniversary
CoinNews reported on January 23, 2026, that the Royal Canadian Mint has released gold and silver collectibles marking the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of The Royal Canadian Legion. The lineup is a 2026 $100 gold coin, a 2026 silver dollar and a 2026 Silver Proof Set. Pricing, mintages and product details are posted on the Mint's website.
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Numismatic News Readers Share Views on Which Themes Do Not Belong on Coins (January 2026)
On January 23, 2026, Numismatic News published reader responses to a poll question from its January 16 e-newsletter: what themes or topics don't belong on a coin? Readers differed on where to draw the line, and many were uneasy about coins reflecting current politics or marketing trends.
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Patrick Heller Asks Whether More Silver Eagle Varieties Will Saturate the Collector Market
In a column published by Numismatic News on January 23, 2026, Patrick A. Heller traces how the U.S. Mint expanded the Silver Eagle line from two options in 1986 to five new versions added in 2025 alone. He asks whether so many varieties could saturate the market and diminish future collector interest.
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Finest Known 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate, Friedberg 1219e, Realized $264,000 in March 2025
A 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate, Friedberg 1219e, realized $264,000 at Stack's Bowers Galleries in March 2025 during The D. Brent Pogue Collection Part VI, CoinWeek reported on January 23, 2026. The note is graded PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, the highest grade among the 22 examples of the type certified by PMG.
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Tampa Coin Buyers Describes Its Business in a Profile on Numismatic News
A profile of Tampa Coin Buyers, a Tampa coin dealer, was posted on the Numismatic News website on January 22, 2026. Written in the company's own voice, it says its ownership has bought and sold coins and gold since 2011 and explains why the business was started and how it appraises coins.
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Numismatic News column says rising silver prices could make common U.S. silver coins scarce
In a January 22, 2026 column, Numismatic News said rising silver prices and increased melting could make even familiar U.S. silver coins, such as a 1964 dime or a 1921 Morgan dollar, expensive and rare. It cited recent reports of bulk quantities of 1878-1935 Morgan and Peace dollars being shipped to refiners for melting. The piece presents the writer's outlook, not a confirmed trend.
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Scripophily at Auction: Stock Certificates Sold by Archives International and Spink, December 2025 and January 2026
Numismatic News reported on January 22, 2026, that collectors are rediscovering scripophily, stock certificates once treated as office paperwork, as historical records and works of art. The article described four certificates dated 1884 to 1935 that sold at the December 16, 2025, Archives International Auction sale and at Spink's January 2026 online auction, with their prices and features.
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So-Called Dollars With Swastikas, Klan Medals and a Massacre: CoinWeek on U.S. History
On January 22, 2026, CoinWeek published the third installment of its series "Spotlight on So-Called Dollars." It looks at medals bearing swastikas, two Klan medals from the 1920s, pieces said to be the Denver Mint's first strikes of 1905, a Chicago mayor's memorial medal and others.
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CoinWeek Writer Picks the Ten Worst 50 State Quarter Designs
On January 22, 2026, CoinWeek published an opinion piece by Tyler Rossi listing what the author considers the ten worst reverse designs of the U.S. 50 State Quarter Program, which ran from 1999 through 2008. Michigan (2004) tops the author's list. The rankings reflect the author's personal view.
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Coins of the Byzantine Successor States After 1204: Nicaea, Thessalonica and Epirus
On January 22, 2026, CoinWeek published an article by Mike Markowitz on the Byzantine successor states that emerged after the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204. It covers the rulers of the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Thessalonica and the Despotate of Epirus and the gold, silver and copper coins they issued, with auction results cited in the article's notes.
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PNG Announced a Dealers-Only Dealer Day for April 22, 2026, Ahead of the CSNS Convention
CoinNews reported on January 21, 2026, that the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) would host a dealers-only PNG Dealer Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The event was to be held in conjunction with the 87th annual Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention, April 23-25, at the same venue, and was to be open to PNG members and to CSNS member-dealers.
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Shield Nickel, No Rays (1867-1883): CoinWeek's Coin Profile
On January 21, 2026, CoinWeek published a profile of the U.S. Shield Nickel without rays, struck from 1867 to 1883. The United States Mint removed the reverse rays in early 1867 because of striking problems and premature die failure. The profile covers key dates, varieties, counterfeits and specifications.