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Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Half Dollars of 1811, with emphasis upon two ‘in the news’!
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #169 ….. Though more than two hundred years old, Capped Bust Half Dollars of 1811 are or recently have been... read more »
John Maben Talks About the New 2013 West Point Silver Eagle Set. VIDEO: 6:05
John Maben, CEO, Modern Coin Mart Interviewer: David Lisot……. John Maben owns a company that specializes in selling modern coins. He talks about the new innovative finish on the Silver Eagle being offered for sale by the US Mint. He... read more »
Some Recent Trends in the Rare Coin Market
By Doug Winter - RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ……… If you are a reasonably long-term participant in the rare coin market, you may not have recognized the fact that the market has changed in a huge way in the last five to... read more »
The finest of five known proof 1895-O dollars to be offered in Long Beach
The existence of a branch mint proof 1895-O dollar was unknown and unsuspected until recently. In Walter Breen’s comprehensive 1977 proof Encyclopedia, he mentions the existence of an 1895-O quarter and half dollar, but no mention of a... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Southern Gold Rush, the Seymour Collection, and Templeton Reid
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #168 ….. On Friday, May 10, at a convention center in New Orleans, Stack’s-Bowers sold a substantial part... read more »
It’s Crunch Time at the ANA. Consider Your Vote Wisely
Commentary by: Larry Shepherd ………….. It’s time to vote in another ANA election, and unlike the last election when the number of candidates was just large enough to fill the number of vacancies, this year’s large... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Best Eliasberg 1794 cent, which has been in several Epic Coin Collections
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #167 ….. An excellent 1794 large cent is ‘in the news’! On Thursday, April 25, Heritage sold a gem quality... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Million Dollar Coins & Notes Lead Central States Auction, Part 2
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #166 ….. For the first time, an auction of coins, patterns, medals and paper money contained seven items that... read more »
The Great Ships of American Coinage
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …… Dedicated to the memory of Chief Petty Officer Virgil Pattin, USN (retired) Outside of the eagle, Lady Liberty and allegorical Native American motifs, no symbol is used on American coins... read more »
Why Can’t I Find Coins to Buy at a Coin Show?
By Doug Winter - RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ……… That was the exact question Collector X asked me, in a somewhat whiny manner, at the recent Central States coin show. But you know something? I can understand his disappointment.... read more »
The Coin Analyst: American Liberty Circulating Commemorative Proposal Aims to Revitalize Modern American Coinage
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek ……… If there is one idea for improving American coin designs that appears to command a broad consensus among collectors of American coins, it is that the U.S. should mint more coins with images of Liberty... read more »
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Million Dollar Items Lead Central States Auction, Part 1
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #165 ….. In association with the Central States (CSNS) Convention near Chicago, Heritage conducted an auction... read more »
Cool Coins & Currency Video from the 74th Central States Numismatic Society Convention
From the convention floor of the 74th Central States Numismatic Society Convention in Chicago Interviewer: David Lisot …….. Another in the CoinWeek series of Cool Coins and Currency videos. Gary Adkins, 1901 Pan-American Exposition... read more »
The Coin Analyst: 2013 Gold Libertads a Great Choice for Buyers
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek ……… As regular readers of this column probably know, I believe one of the best ways to acquire gold and silver is to buy coins that are semi-numismatic. In my view, semi-numismatic precious metal coins... read more »
Heritage Auctions Sells Walton Nickel for More Than $3 Million. VIDEO: 5:16
Bob Merrill, Auctioneer, Heritage - Interviewer: David Lisot ……….. Heritage Auctions sold the legendary Walton Nickel Specimen of the 1913 Liberty Nickel for $3,172,500 at the Central States Numismatic Society Convention in... read more »
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