Jim Bisognani

Jim Bisognani has written extensively on US coin market trends and values and was the market analyst and writer for a major pricing guide for many years. He currently resides in Southern California and frequently attends major coin shows and auctions.
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Gold Is Riding High: Jim Bisognani

Gold spot has broken the $3,000-per-ounce threshold. Is this good for coin collectors? Jim asks numismatic experts to weigh in   By Jim Bisognani – NGC...
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2024 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 3: Jim Bisognani

Jim Bisognani's Coin Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 * * * Well, the new year...
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2024 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 2: Jim Bisognani

Jim Bisognani's Coin Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 * * * Wow, another Christmas has...
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2024 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 1: Jim Bisognani

Jim Bisognani's Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 * * * Winter has greeted us a...
Jim Bisognani's Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: 2023 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 2

Jim Bisognani's Coin Market Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   As 2023 comes to an end, Jim poses some questions to numismatic...

Jim Bisognani: 2023 Coin Market Year in Review – Part 1

Jim Bisognani's Year in Review – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   Well, we're only 10 days away from the night that the jolly old elf...
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Jim Bisognani: Starting a Numismatic Journey

Whether collecting US or world coins, everyone starts somewhere. Jim reflects on his own journey and interviews a friend on how he started his.   By...
Jim Bisognani: My 12th Annual NGC Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: 12th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 3

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ......   Part 1 | Part 2 * * * The experts just concluded that the FUN...
Jim Bisognani: My 12th Annual NGC Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: 12th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 2

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... Part 1 | Part 2 * * * How has 2023 been treating my fellow...
Jim Bisognani: My 12th Annual NGC Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: My 12th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 1

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... Well, my fellow coindexters, as this article posts, the fastidious elves calling the...
Jim Bisognani: Coin Auction Innovation

Jim Bisognani: Coin Auction Innovation

By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... I can hardly fathom that it’s June already. This year is almost half over, and it...
Jim Bisognani: Celebrating National Coin Week with Classic US Coins

Jim Bisognani: Celebrating National Coin Week with Classic US Coins

The theme of this year’s event is “Dynamic Designs, Artistic Masterpieces."   By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... This morning, as I emerged from...
Jim Bisognani: Navigating the Hot Coin Market

Jim Bisognani: Navigating the Hot Coin Market

By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... As I wheeled the trash barrel out last week, I was greeted with far-from-springlike conditions. A...
Jim Bisognani: Conversations With Two Numismatists in Ukraine

Jim Bisognani: Conversations With Two Numismatists in Ukraine

The hobby perseveres in a war zone, and a quick look at the pre-1933 US gold coin market   By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market...
Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 3

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... Part 1 | Part 2 The new year is here, and as we approach...
Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 2

Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 2

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... For Part 1, Click Here As I sat down at my computer to prepare...
Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review

Jim Bisognani: My 11th Annual NGC Year in Review – Part 1

Numismatic Market Review by Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... As I type this morning, I am reminded by the calendar that, in...
Jim Bisognani: Coins That Make Great Gifts

Jim Bisognani: Coins That Make Great Gifts

Morgan and Peace Dollars or Pilgrim Half Dollars are the perfect presents for which numismatists will be thankful   By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market...
Jim Bisognani: Coin Markets Going Up and Staying Up

Jim Bisognani: Coin Markets Going Up and Staying Up

By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly Market Report ...... It is mid-October already, and so far, the weather is mildly chilly and steadily becoming colder....
Jim Bisognani: Absence Made the Market Grow Fonder

Jim Bisognani: Absence Made the Market Grow Fonder

The US Mint shipping delay has driven collectors to pay outstanding prices for the modern Morgan and Peace Dollars   By Jim Bisognani – NGC Weekly...

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