By Carl Austin A challenge coin is a coin bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem carried by the organization’s members. It is suggested that it started with the Roman empire. The emperor would reward the soldiers who excelled in battle with a special coin. They would receive their normal pay along with the special coin….
By Dean Cugliotta The 2024 Limited Edition Silver Strike designs are complete. On January 26-28, the strikes can be won from 12 different slot machines in Las Vegas. We are talking .999 fine silver which comes from a casino machine. The strikes released are four different sizes. This year you could walk away with a…
By Dean Cugliotta Exonumia: Numismatic items (such as tokens, medals, or scrip) other than coins andpaper money. It was not long into my time at J&R Coins that I discovered the world of Exonumia. A locallife-long collector would put on a “show and tell” right in the shop. Most often he wouldbring in coins that…