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Greg Roberts, CEO and Andrew Glassman of Spectrum Group International

Greg Roberts, CEO  and Andrew Glassman of Spectrum Group International

Coinweek meet up with Greg Roberts, CEO of Spectrum Group International at the Sacramento ANA Money Show for a brief interview on Spectrum’s operations, the merger of Stacks-Bowers and bulliion activity at A-Mark. Runtime 2:43 The player... read more »

 

US Attorney Says Attempts To Use “Liberty Dollar” As Money Is Domestic Terrorism – Von Nothaus Found Guilty

US Attorney Says Attempts To Use “Liberty Dollar” As Money Is Domestic Terrorism – Von Nothaus Found Guilty

Liberty Dollar creator and self proclaimed “monetary architect” Bernard Von NotHaus was found guilty in US federal court in North Carolina on Friday of Counterfeiting and Fraud. The Justice Department asserted that Von NotHaus was... read more »

 

Some Interesting Results From the Recent Heritage Spring ANA Auction

Some Interesting Results From the Recent Heritage Spring ANA Auction

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com The recently concluded Heritage sale was not really a stellar offering from this firm. Falling after the outstanding array of coins sold at the 2011 FUN auction and occurring before what is likely to... read more »

 

THE SACRAMENTO ANA SHOW

THE SACRAMENTO ANA SHOW

The Legend Numismatic Market Report Any locale where it takes a change of planes to get to will not draw the major dealers. You can also bet it won’t draw the crowds of buyers either. That’s exactly what happened at Sacramento. The... read more »

 

Coin Profile: Proof 1836 50/00 Capped Bust Half Dollar

Coin Profile: Proof 1836 50/00 Capped Bust Half Dollar

One of Only Six Examples Positively Confirmed to Exist; The Breen Plate Coin Writing in the 1989 edition of his encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial proof coins, the late Walter Breen accounts for four die marriages of the proof 1836 Lettered Edge... read more »

 

Rare Coin Road Warrior

Rare Coin Road Warrior

Coin Show Reports by Viv Bozarth – Bozarth Numismatics Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast, My name is Vic Bozarth and I am the Rare Coin Road Warrior. My wife Sherri and I attend forty coin shows a year to buy scarce and interesting coins for... read more »

 

Post Auction Interviews on the Washington Gold Nugget

Post Auction Interviews on the Washington Gold Nugget

CoinWeek talks with Douglas Mudd, Curator of the ANA Money Museum, Fred Holabird of Kagin-Holabird Americana who sold the Washington Nugget at auction on March 16th and Richard Melamed, senior numismatist at Spectrum International who represented... read more »

 

8-Pound California Gold Nugget Sells for $460K at Holabird-Kagin Americana Auction

8-Pound California Gold Nugget Sells for $460K at Holabird-Kagin Americana Auction

The LARGEST CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH NUGGET left in existence, the 100 troy ounce gold nugget discovered last year in Nevada County, California, was sold at auction by Holabird-Kagin Americana on March 16th in Sacramento for $460,000. Named the... read more »

 

Opening Ceremonies at the ANA Money Show in Sacramento

Opening Ceremonies at the ANA Money Show in Sacramento

ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd presides over the Opening Ceremonies yesterday for the 2011 Spring ANA Money Show taking place in Sacramento, California. The American Numismatic Association’s 2011 Sacramento National Money Show features some... read more »

 

Coin Profile: St. Patrick Halfpenny

Coin Profile: St. Patrick Halfpenny

The St Patrick halfpenny was a milled coin minted in the 17th century in England, Ireland and Wales. The reverse design shows King David kneeling playing a harp while gazing up at the royal crown of England. One peculiarity of the harp is that... read more »