The Jack-Ash Podcast | Candid Coin Collecting Conversations

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Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart love to argue about coins. Listen in on a candid conversation between two expert numismatists from Rare Collectibles TV.

  1. JAN 20

    Beaver vs Beagle | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 13

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. It's time for Show and Tell as they share their international coins! And then they reveal their secret hoards and the most important question to ask a client! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Welcome! 00:43 Omega Auction Record 09:24 Jack's Irish Coins  12:34 Salmon Shilling for Tourists 14:30 1928 Irish Wolf Hound 18:25 1966 Silver Easter Uprising  24:21 King Tigranes II of Armenia 29:40 Wicked Six-Legged Horse? 31:49 Saint Mekhitar  35:26 Noah's Ark 39:44 Most Important Client Question 43:55 Smithsonian 45:12 Jack as a Tour Guide  47:12 Replace the Eagle? 50:16 Jack's Secret Hoard

    57 min

  2. 12/23/2025

    The End of the Kennedy Half Dollar | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 12

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. They review all of the new designs for the 2027 Half Dollar and Quarter! And then they reveal their greatest coin regrets and most expensive rarities they've handled! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Welcome! 00:44 Coin News! 03:32 Paralympics Sports Half Dollar 04:13 The End of the Kennedy Half Dollar 05:54 Sailor Kennedy 07:56 "To the Moon"  13:02 "I don't know who David Bowie is" 15:24 Youth Sports Quarters 19:59 Horses 23:37 Farrah Fawcett or Mrs. Doubtfire? 28:00 Who should be on a future one cent coin? 29:23 Favorite Christmas Movies 31:13 Which U.S. President is most like Santa Claus? 34:13 Santa Notes 36:48 Most Meaningful Coin Gifts 43:14 Biggest Coin Regrets 48:04 Most Expensive Coin Handled

    54 min

  3. 11/20/2025

    Magikrap and Raekwon | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 11

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Show-and-tell special episode! Check out Jack's football card rarities and Ash's unusual Pokémon collectibles! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Welcome! 00:49 Omega Lincoln Cents 03:11 The Impact of the Penny 04:51 The Red/Brown Scale 07:05 Jack's Bag of Cards 08:20 Taylor and Carson 09:40 Gigantes 11:52 Comparing Cards to Coins 14:38 Generational Collecting Differences 17:02 Bronko Nagurski 28:49 Magikrap 30:07 Pokémon Sticker 41:09 Nostalgia 44:00 Where do you look first in a coin shop? 46:26 Favorite Sports Coins 49:05 Most Exciting Hoard Discovery 54:48 Best Coin Deal

    59 min

  4. 11/04/2025

    Chuck E. Cheese Tokens, Aluminum Pennies, and Booger Coins | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 10

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Topics include bringing back $10 coins, the difference between toning and tarnishing, and the least collected coin series! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Hello! 00:49 Columbian Exposition Hoard 04:54 The 1804 Semiquincentennial Gold Dollar 05:36 What motto would you like to see on American coinage? 07:37 Could we see $2, $5, or $10 coins return?  11:59 If you could bring back one gold coin series, what would it be? 14:31 Thoughts on cleaning or dipping coins? 22:49 Ash Blind Ranks Coins!  27:31 Coin Tattoos 29:53 Future Coin Metals 33:08 What error coins do you collect?  39:20 What is a coin that no one collects? 43:00 Jack's Simulator Adventures

    49 min

  5. 10/21/2025

    The Real Villain of Coin Collecting | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 9

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Topics include Halloween traditions, haunted coins, channeling spirits to build your collection, and the real villain of coin collecting! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Hello! 02:53 Could a Trump coin legally be made? 05:01 Who has more commemorative coins - Donald Trump or George Washington? 09:39 2026 Gold Dollar and Gold Dime 13:12 Halloween Traditions 15:14 Rowdy Mama 16:23 Ash's First Halloween Costume 17:48 Have you held a haunted coin? 19:04 Using Tarot Cards to Build Your Collection 21:03 Coin Inspired Costume Ideas 23:43 Bad Luck Coins 25:50 Popular Pocket Piece Coins 27:03 Youth Sports Quarter Series Ideas 30:25 The Most Important American Silver Eagle 33:00 The Villain of Coin Collecting 34:36 How Smugglers Took Valuable Error Coins from the U.S. Mint 36:58 Spooky Washington Funeral Medals 39:25 Bashing Barber 43:09 Is a hot dog a sandwich? 45:11 Nastiest Corn Dog and Roasting Chestnuts

    47 min

  6. 10/07/2025

    What is the lantern even used for??? | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 8

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Topics include the rising price of gold, new DC Comics coin designs, Ash's secret acronym, and future rarities to look out for! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Hello! 01:14 Gold at $3,850 04:52 John Stewart - Green Lantern 16:03 Dick Grayson - Robin 23:43 Kara Zor-El - Supergirl 32:57 What kinds of paper money do you collect? 38:44 Story vs Rarity 42:22 The Secret Behind Ash's Name 43:10 Coin Collecting for Your Kids 45:00 What are the future rarities that we're overlooking today?

    52 min

  7. 09/23/2025

    George "The General" vs Long-Reach Lincoln | Jack-Ash Podcast | Ep 7

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Topics include the true King of Morgan Dollars, their wives' opinions of coins, Presidential fist fights, and more! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Welcome back! 00:54 Gold Sacagaweas 04:12 The Final S-Mint Silver Eagle 06:07 Platinum Eagles 07:01 158,008 coins 8:29 What is the King of Morgan Dollars? 14:54 The Missing Lincoln Cent from Jack's Childhood Collection 18:52 Favorite Nickel designs 21:43 Who would win in a Numismatic Presidential fistfight? 24:31 What does your wife think about numismatics? 28:04 Thoughts on Toned Coins 31:46 Ash Explains Baseball 34:55 Your most unusual non-coin item? 39:20 Does pineapple belong on pizza??? 41:46 Life Lessons from Coin Collecting

    46 min

  8. 09/08/2025

    Jam on the Gas Pedal of the Printing Press

    Jack McNamara and Ash Samuel Hart of Rare Collectibles TV sit down for a candid conversation about coin collecting. Topics include gold prices, coin misconceptions, Ash's blind ranking, and more! Subscribe now so you don't miss our next episode! 00:00 Welcome back! 00:51 Gold going up! 02:41 Palladium Eagle, S-Mint Silver Eagle, Proof Morgan and Peace 05:07 DC Comics Coins 09:20 Coin Conventions 10:48 Which coin has a better design: the High Relief Saint-Gaudens or the Panama Pacific Octagonal? 14:51 Should a circulated coin ever be considered Prooflike? 19:28 What's the biggest misconception about coins? 22:00 Should the quarter return to a single design? 25:37 John Mercanti honored on a coin? 27:07 What would happen if precious metals were brought back to coins? 30:24 Ash Blind Ranks Coins 35:53 Elements of Foreign Coinage 38:40 What would make you quit numismatics? 43:01 How could numismatics work as an Olympic Sport?

    46 min
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