The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To check out this quarter's PCGS grading specials, visit www.pcgs.com.This week on the CoinWeek Podcast- we are going to talk about The Spirit Bank of Chicago and its enigmatic founder Seth Paine. The Spirit Bank of Chicago was founded in 1852 when Free Banking rules allowed for an explosion in that industry. Paine’s bank was based on his deeply felt spiritual beliefs and it wasn’t long before it garnered the attention of foes that wished to do it in. It’s a fascinating story of humanism, persecution, and resilience and you will learn all about it next, when author Nancy Schumm joins us, on the CoinWeek Podcast.

The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To take advantage of this quarter's grading special, visit www.pcgs.com.A 1793 Wreath Cent was sent to low earth orbit in 1965 and that begins an interesting story about the coin and the numismatic industry.  CoinWeek editor tells the story of a coin that he found while surfing an obscure recent auction catalog in this week's episode of the CoinWeek Podcast.

CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan discusses collecting strategies for collectors seeking to spend $1, $10, $100, $1000, and $10000 per coin.

The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. To take advantage of this quarter's grading specials visit this link: https://www.pcgs.com/ccspecialOn this episode, Charles Morgan remembers CoinWeek co-founder David Lisot. David passed away this week and left behind a meaningful body of video that documented the past forty years of the numismatic hobby.Charles shares some of his stories of working with David at CoinWeek, how much David cared about the hobby and its practitioners,  and how his legacy is being preserved for generations to come.

CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan discusses the past eight years of the certified American Silver Eagle market. This episode is brought to you by PCGS.

 This week on the CoinWeek Podcast, Mike Markowitz sits down to discuss his favorite area of ancient coin collecting, Byzantine coins. The Byzantine Empire stood for more than a thousand years, falling on May 29, 1453 when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. Historians call it the Byzantine Empire, but they called themselves Romans. Their coinage is often imbued with religious symbolism and the echoes of history that they contain within have inspired generations of collectors. You’ll learn more, next on the CoinWeek Podcast.   The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. The January February issue of the rare coin market report is out now. You can read it online by going to Pcgs.com. In this issue read new information about Fugue Cents- which PCGS now considers the First Regular Issue United States Coin and learn why Canadian coins are white hot right now. 

CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan invites Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Greg Cohen to discuss key offerings in the company's December Regency 49 Auction.

Charles Morgan and Rob Oberth have teamed up to promote December 18, 2021 as #FreeCoinDay. We are recruiting dealers across the country to participate and want the community's help to make this a big deal for the hobby.The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you PCGS.

Today we are joined by James McCartney, senior numismatist and consignment director at Stack’s Bowers. In this episode we talk about a side of the coin collecting market not experienced by most collectors. We talk about cataloging and what goes into that skill set. We talk about great coins that have passed through during his time with the firm. We also talk about what things that collectors can do to cross that gap between collector and professional numismatist. We also talk a little bit about specialization. All this next on the CoinWeek Podcast.Limited edition Silver boxes, special pricing for variety attribution, and a deal on Canadian Banknote grading… these are the quarterly specials now available for you to take advantage of at www.pcgs.com. But don’t stop there, PCGS offers an in-depth overview of the coin market with great photography, extensive coin pricing, and tons of research. Best part? You can access all of this information for free. Again www.pcgs.com to learn more.

The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Check out PCGS’ new grading specials and take advantage of an exclusive offer to get a PCGS limited-edition 35th Anniversary Silver PCGS Box. You can also save money on Canadian banknote submissions and coin variety attributions. Visit pcgs.com/ccspecial to learn more.This Week, CoinWeek Ancients writer Mike Markowitz gets medieval. I’d say Medieval on that As- but Ases are Roman coins and not medieval… so I can’t say that. Moving on… what is it about Medieval coins and medieval art that makes them so different than their ancient counterparts? And specifically, why are they so UGLY? Mike digs into the topic and offers some interesting insights that might have you looking at this specialty area in a new light.