The 1792 pattern cents, Birch cent, half disme, disme, and quarter were the prototypes for what later became the cent, nickel, dime, and quarter that are still the staples of commerce today. These patterns were essential to the development... read more »
July 17, 2011 7:45 PM / no comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #54
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
Two Cent Pieces are interesting and fun to collect. Last week, I wrote about Three Cent Nickels. Those who never heard of Three... read more »
May 25, 2011 12:23 AM / 2 comments
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins and coin markets #47
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
As I reported in my column on The Ten Leading Topics of 2010, the West Coast auction firm of B&M, a subsidiary of Spectrum, merged with Stack’s,... read more »
April 6, 2011 10:23 AM / no comments
World-Class Type Set Includes SP65 1793 AMERI. Chain Cent
Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey is pleased to announce the purchase of a world-class partial Type set that has been off the market for many years. This set contains a number... read more »
March 24, 2011 11:54 AM / no comments
By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics ( A portion of her Recent Market Report)
The FUN show had a small group of monster coins in the Heritage Auction and a few in the B+M Sale. but we are really not talking about many coins. They were... read more »
January 24, 2011 10:19 AM / no comments