2023 Numismatic News Digital Issue No. 16, June 6

Numismatic News has been the No. 1 information source for coin collectors since 1952, providing weekly reports on market trends and news concerning collectible U.S. coins and paper money. In this issue: - Pure Zinc Cent Could Be Error Coin - The Great Coin Shortage - The Study of Strange Money - Collector’s Biggest Challenge is Other Collectors - Conflation? - Buying Coins for Wholesale Price at Coin Shows and Other Places - Get Physical With Precious Metal Ownership - Coin Show Etiquette - Big Changes Among Small Change Copper From 1856 to 1864 - Great Prices Among Proof Lincoln Cents - Central State Auction Brings $61 Million - ‘Skin’ on Coins Helps Prove Originality - Grading Your Coins - 1960 Franklin Half Dollar Often Overlooked