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1863 Quarter Eagle – A Classic Proof-Only Numismatic Rarity offered at Central States
The 1863 quarter eagle is a classic American coin issue that is familiar to many collectors, even those who specialize outside the rarefied atmosphere of 19th century proof gold coinage. As a proof-only production in the long-running Liberty... read more »
THE PROFESSOR’S PASSION – John McCloskey takes Seated Liberty coinage seriously
By Al Doyle for CoinWeek Who would have guessed that starting a coin club would lead to nearly 40 years of constant but enjoyable work? Along with the late Kam Awash, John McCloskey played a significant role in founding the Liberty Seated Collectors... read more »
The Coin Analyst: ANA’s Rod Gillis Asks Members to Support World War I Veterans Commemorative Coin
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek The U.S. Mint has issued many commemorative coins over the year that have military themes on them. In the past year, for example, we have seen the issuance of coins honoring the Army, Medal of Honor recipients, Infantry... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Rarities Night, Part 2, Half Dollars
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community, #101 Last week, I wrote a preview of the Stack’s-Bowers Rarities Night event that was conducted on Thurs.,... read more »
THE LONE-WOLF COUNTERFEITER: CZESLAW BOJARSKI
Posted by Ethan Bickford, PMG Researcher One of the most successful counterfeiters of the 20th century was Czeslaw Bojarski and he preferred to work alone. We have many prefabricated images in our heads of counterfeit operations; massive mafia... read more »
When dealing with Eisenhower Dollars, grade is everything.
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ‘For better or worse, Whitman’s A Guidebook of United States Coins is still the gold standard in printed price guides. That does not mean its pricing scheme is the best or the most accurate, but more than... read more »
Coin Profiles: Proof 1836 Quarter Eagle With 1834 Small Head
All proof U.S. gold coins from the 1830s are very rare, and only six specimens of the 1836 Classic Head quarter eagle are known in proof format. No record was kept of proof mintages in this era, as the coins were only struck at the behest... read more »
“Holy Grail” of Mormon Paper Currency-Signed by Brigham Young to be offered in Baltimore
By Bruce Roland Hagen, Senior Research Numismatist, Stacks Bowers The highest Mormon Church officials gathered in January 1849 to finalize and circulate the most historic paper currency in their history. Using Kirtland Safety Society Bank... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Proper Value of Generic U.S. gold coins
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #99 Although I very much prefer to write about scarce or rare coins, rather than common coins, generic U.S. gold coins... read more »
Coin Investors: Take Advantage of a Much Overlooked Market Segment!
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFRareCoins.com Coin Investors: Do you want to buy when coin prices are already going up…or do you want to buy when coin prices are soft…before they begin rising?! One area of the rare coin market that’s... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Unrecognized Importance of 1846 Dimes
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #98 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds When people think about rare dimes, their minds do not often turn to 1846 Liberty Seated Dimes. They think instead... read more »
Where Do Coin Price Guides Get Their Prices?
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFRareCoins.com First of all…I want to point out that coin price guides are just that…GUIDES! For convenience, they list just one price for a given grade of a coin. It’s important to note that different... read more »
PCGS Will Recognize Circulation Strike 1841 Philadelphia Quarter Eagles!
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) is announcing a big change involving one of the most famous and desirable United States gold coin rarities, the famous 1841 $2.50 gold piece, nicknamed, “The Little Princess.” Traditionally,... read more »
How Do You Price Really Special Coins?
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner In the recent Schuyler Rumsey coin auction, there were a number of coins that I would define as “really special.” After the sale was over, I thought about the prices they brought... read more »
Legend Market Report -The LittleJohn Gold Sale
By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics CoinWeek Content Partner It’s not do hard to believe but the recent (2/21) “secret” auction of the Littlejohn Collection brought out many collectors and dealers. Yet again, this sale... read more »
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