By Allen Rowe - Northern Nevada Coin ……….
The Carson City mint is famous for the Morgan dollars that it produced, but they were not the first dollars struck at the Carson City mint. When the Carson City mint opened in 1870 the dollars... read more »
May 16, 2013 5:42 PM / no comments
An interesting InfoGraphic from CoinSupplyPlanet‘s Blog about “Coins – The Story behind the Obsession”
For those who might be unfamiliar with the term “InfoGraphics” they are graphic visual representations... read more »
May 1, 2013 9:28 AM / no comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #160 …..
During the fourth week of April, Heritage will auction one of two known Quints, which are ‘500 Unit’... read more »
March 27, 2013 8:17 PM / 1 comment
by Len Augsburger – The E-Gobrecht Volume 9, Issue 3 …….
Lots of numismatic information crosses my desk, and while this month’s missive isn’t directly related to the period of Liberty Seated coinage (1837-1891), I found... read more »
March 18, 2013 1:48 PM / no comments
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ……….
In 1963, Coin World columnist and former ANA librarian Ted Hammer wrote about a coin dealer in Texas arrested for trying to sell a gold certificate. The dealer had run afoul of federal... read more »
March 6, 2013 1:50 PM / 3 comments
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ……….
Anthony Swiatek and Walter Breen’s The Encyclopedia of United States Silver & Gold Commemorative Coins: 1892-1954 has always been one of my favorite books. Sure, the topic’s... read more »
February 18, 2013 9:17 AM / 7 comments
Highest price ever realized for any rare coin at auction
Leading rare coin auctioneer Stack’s Bowers Galleries conducted one of the most highly-anticipated events in numismatic history on January 24, 2013 with the sale of the record-setting... read more »
January 25, 2013 7:59 AM / 6 comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #149 …..
On Thursday, Jan. 24, at a hotel in Manhattan, Stack’s-Bowers will offer, at public auction, the... read more »
January 23, 2013 8:47 AM / 1 comment
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers will be holding their 2013 New York Book Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Saturday, January 12 in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention. While the... read more »
January 4, 2013 11:20 AM / no comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #144 …..
Two of the five finest known 1792 half dismes will be offered at auction in January 2013 and at least... read more »
December 26, 2012 5:49 PM / 1 comment
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ……
What is a So-Called Dollar?
It is said that New York coin dealer Thomas Elder first coined the term “So-Called Dollar” to describe a medal sold at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase... read more »
December 7, 2012 5:45 AM / 1 comment
One of the things we find most exciting about reporting on the numismatic marketplace is coming across those things we either didn’t know beforehand, or finding obscure and unusual numismatic items. Just recently we came across one such item,... read more »
December 1, 2012 4:14 PM / no comments
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The earliest known surviving American Numismatic Association membership certificate, dated July 1, 1894, has been acquired by California real estate developer and long-time coin collector, Dwight Manley, and donated... read more »
November 7, 2012 1:11 PM / no comments
by Al Doyle
American collectors will find slim pickings when they try to acquire coins struck from 1931 to 1933. Here’s an overview of the situation.
Circulating $5 and $2.50 gold pieces were gone forever, and no silver dollars were struck... read more »
November 1, 2012 11:59 AM / no comments
A historic gold coin from Japan has the distinction of being the 25 millionth coin authenticated and graded by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com), underscoring the growing appreciation worldwide for expert certification by PCGS.
The... read more »
October 26, 2012 3:46 PM / no comments