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If you live in a state with a contested Congressional race, you’ve probably been hearing nonstop political commercials. They are hard to ignore. Whichever party ends up controlling Congress, the outcome could shape the policy environment for the next two years. Continued Republican control could mean more continuity with the policies we see today. Or,…

Before California, there was North Carolina. Decades before the 1848 gold rush that defined an era, the American South was already deep in a gold boom, and a German immigrant named Christopher Bechtler was meeting a need the federal government had ignored. His family’s private mint in Rutherfordton turned raw miners’ gold into reliable coinage…

Third-party grading services have built a lucrative business around early release labels, and First Day of Issue is among the most recognized. The premise sounds compelling: a coin certified on the very first day it became available, presumably more exclusive than coins submitted later. In reality, the label documents something much simpler. It certifies that…

Australia is home to one of the world’s largest Chinese diaspora communities, and in 1996 the Perth Mint introduced a coin series inspired by the Chinese zodiac. The Lunar coin collection spans three consecutive 12-year zodiac cycles running from 1996 through 2031, combining Chinese zodiac themes with Australian precious metal craftsmanship. Each annual release brings…

Everywhere you look today, artificial Intelligence is in the news. And headlines about AI swing wildly from the positive to the negative. Despite it all, more Americans are using AI in their daily lives, from AI generated answers in search engines to chatbots that can help you plan your next vacation. As AI tools are…