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From the vaults of history to the currency of today, Worth its Weight is an ANA podcast from the Money Museum. With episodes posted twice weekly, Curator Caroline Turco gives listeners two ways to follow the money: through timely weigh-ins on numismatic news, and rich deep-dives into the history money holds. Tune in for golden insights and stories that changed history!Made for collectors. Open to the curious. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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- 2 days ago39 min
Numismatic Innovators with Dr. Donald Kagin | Episode 1: David Hall and the Birth of PCGS
Numismatic Innovators with Dr. Donald Kagin | Episode 1: David Hall and the Birth of PCGS How did a coin in a little plastic holder change the rare coin market? In the premiere of Numismatic Innovators, Dr. Donald Kagin sits down with David Hall to explore the origins of the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and how independent grading changed the way collectors buy and sell coins. This monthly interview series is presented by the American Numismatic Association and hosted on Worth Its...
- 4 days ago30 min
Political Pocket Change: When Campaigns Get Dirty
Think today's political campaigns are nasty? America's politicians have been slinging mud for centuries—and sometimes, they struck their insults in metal. From Andrew Jackson's transformation into a jackass to Martin Van Buren's unfortunate footsteps, political tokens of the 1830s turned economic frustration into pocket-sized satire. By 1896, opponents of William Jennings Bryan were manufacturing enormous silver dollars, ridiculous caricatures, and even a miniature coffin to mock his monetary...
- 1 weeks ago12 min
Weekly Weigh-In: October 30, 2026
Coins in Costume: Hidden Identities & a $93,000 Silver Eagle | Weekly Weigh-In, October 30, 2026 Some coins have been keeping secrets beneath their costumes. In this Halloween edition of the Weekly Weigh-In, Caroline Turco unwraps a Continental dollar’s earlier identity, investigates a gold sovereign masquerading as a Canadian quarter, and examines the extraordinary rarity behind a nearly $93,000 Silver Eagle. Plus: a chill in gold and silver prices, quarters suiting up for youth sports, ...
- 1 weeks ago29 min
The Blood Countess or Blood Money?
The Blood Countess or Blood Money? A souvenir banknote. Two rival rulers. Hundreds of "victims." What can money reveal about the so-called Blood Countess, Elizabeth Báthory? In the final spooky-season episode of Worth Its Weight, Caroline Turco explores the terrifying legend of the Blood Countess—and then examines the evidence behind it. Beginning with a modern souvenir note featuring Báthory and Čachtice Castle, we follow coins and historical accounts into a world of divided kingdoms, religi...
- 2 weeks ago12 min
Weekly Weigh-In: October 23, 2026
Cigar Box Gold, Medieval Kings & D. B. Cooper’s $20 Bill | Weekly Weigh-In A gold coin hidden in a cigar box brings $97,600, newly reported dollar errors send collectors checking their purchases, and a damaged $20 bill carries a six-figure connection to D. B. Cooper. This week, Caroline Turco catches up on what’s making news in numismatics, from strong proof-set sales and growing interest in circulated banknotes to a rare Norwegian coin identified during museum cataloguing. We also explor...
- 2 weeks ago27 min
Haunting Notgeld
A headless rider guarding a lonely cross stone. Witches flying across the Brocken on Walpurgis Night. A mysterious piper abducting a village's children. In the years surrounding Germany’s defeat in World War I, communities across the country issued their own emergency money, or notgeld, to fill shortages of official currency. What began as a practical solution soon became something more colorful—and considerably stranger. In this spooky-season episode of Worth Its Weight, Caroline explores th...
- 3 weeks ago25 min
The Witch-Hunting King: James VI and I
In 1590, King James VI of Scotland became convinced that witches had tried to kill him by summoning storms at sea. What followed were the infamous North Berwick witch trials, brutal interrogations, executions, and eventually James’s own treatise on witchcraft and demons, Daemonologie. In this spooky-season episode of Worth Its Weight, Curator Caroline Turco explores the complicated Christian worldview of James VI and I through witch trials, royal theology, and the coins that carried his ideas...
- 4 weeks ago11 min
Weekly Weigh-In: October 9, 2026
Coming up: a familiar collector tradition gets an unfamiliar price tag, new research revisits a famous coin’s ownership history, and a supposed rarity proves disappointing. Plus, funding for coin clubs, an auction for young collectors, and a new series coming to this podcast. And before we’re done, Canada puts a ghost on its money. Apparently, inflation wasn’t frightening enough. --- Links and Resources 2026 Semiquincentennial Proof Set — U.S. MintHow the U.S. Mint determines product prices17...
About Worth Its Weight
From the vaults of history to the currency of today, Worth its Weight is an ANA podcast from the Money Museum. With episodes posted twice weekly, Curator Caroline Turco gives listeners two ways to follow the money: through timely weigh-ins on numismatic news, and rich deep-dives into the history money holds. Tune in for golden insights and stories that changed history!Made for collectors. Open to the curious. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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