Episode: CoinWeek Podcast #122: Lianna Spurrier on Becoming a Professional Numismatist

The Austrian Mint's 25-euro Niobium and Silver Coin Series has captured international interest since its 2003 debut. With new designs each year, the coin is a perennial favorite in both the primary and secondary markets. In this episode of the CoinWeek podcast, we break down the series, year-by-year and give collectors a leg up on collecting this exciting multi-colored precious metals coin series...

Longtime collector Gene Gardner passed away earlier this month after a long illness. In this episode of CoinWeek Podcast, we reach out to Gardner's friend and Heritage Auctions President Greg Rohan to discuss his collection and Heritage's involvement with selling it. Later the conversation turns towards the state of the rare coin market today and why you shouldn't count out younger generations of collectors as a number of 40 and 50 year old buyers are now putting together the major collections that we will be reading about in the years to come...

It's no secret that some U.S. Mint new release products take on a life of their own after their initial release on the secondary market. Coin dealer Lee Crane has been in the business for more than 30 years. His company L&C Coins markets in modern and classic certified coins, so he has ridden the tide of new release madness and crashed against the rocks of overheated expectations...