CoinNews draws a large audience of new collectors who are Internet-savvy, and who have never or rarely picked up a coin or numismatic print publication. According to CoinNews web logs, tens of hundreds of visitors come to CoinNews each day for their first time. Based on questions and search terms, many readers are just starting [...]
An ancient treasure-bestowed merchant ship settled to the bottom of the South China Sea in a bed of protective mud at least 800 years ago. The ship, named the Nanhai No. 1 or “South China Sea No. 1,” had survived below 82 ft (25m) water and sat on the sea floor while full of porcelain, [...]
We’ve made the decision to test the addition of content by offering aggregated articles from world-wide news organizations. These are unlike the RSS feeds found in our News Extra section that offer headlines and a sentence or two of information. These are more like the embedded video articles you’ve become used to – the articles [...]
Making his mark with unique business card San Antonio, TX – A San Antonio man is trying his hand at the (b) billion-dollar business card industry. Veteran real estate broker Norman Schaefer’s eye-catching business card with a shiny dollar coin attached to it reads,“Save this and you’ll never be broke.” Schaefer, a commercial real estate [...]
Late last night, the United States Mint responded to the portion of the new law President Bush signed two days ago that mandates the addition of six new commemorative quarters. In a statement, Mint Director Ed Moy said: “The 50 State Quarters® Program has been the most popular coin program in U.S. history, generating [...]
I’ve never been a fan of coin jewelry. If I’m going to carry coins around, they’re going to be in my pocket … In times past, I’ve gone so far as to keep a "lucky" American Silver Eagle handy. It was a phase I went through as a younger collector. I enjoyed pulling the coin [...]