by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
Michele Coiron is director of sales for the fund-raising affiliate of the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, known as Star-Spangled 200, Inc. She recently spoke with me about her efforts to promote sales... read more »
May 7, 2012 8:24 AM / no comments
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek
The 2011 U.S. Army half dollar has been selling for a significant premium in 2012, despite the fact that it is a coin virtually nobody wanted to buy last year. The budget-priced item features... read more »
May 7, 2012 6:53 AM / 1 comment
By Steve Roach – www.steveroachonline.com
First published in the May 14, 2012, issue of Coin World
The just-completed Central States Numismatic Society convention represented a busy week for the rare coin market. On April 17 at the show,... read more »
May 7, 2012 6:34 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
CoinWeek Content Partner
Collector K.U. recently asked me to help him construct a compact, meaningful list of San Francisco gold coins to form the basis of his collection. The parameters were as follows:... read more »
May 4, 2012 7:41 AM / no comments
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #106
Among Quarter Eagles ($2½ gold coins), the 1841, the 1854-S and the 1863 are recognized Great Rarities.... read more »
May 2, 2012 11:58 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
After 4 years of being traded on the open market, I think few collectors and dealers would argue the statement that CAC stickering has added considerable value and liquidity to many types of United States... read more »
April 28, 2012 7:44 AM / 3 comments
Issued in 1860, it is among the finest known.
April 25, 2012, Irvine, Calif. – GreatCollections is offering a selection of rare certified coins in their auctions ending April 29, 2012. The group has been consigned by several consignors and... read more »
April 25, 2012 3:05 PM / 1 comment
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #105
Last week, I covered the Silver Center Copper Cent pattern of 1792 that sold for $1.15 million in Heritage’s... read more »
April 25, 2012 10:35 AM / no comments
Michael Sadler, Heritage Auctioneer, Todd Imhof, Heritage VP
David Lisot, Interviewer.
Another landmark coin has been sold by Heritage Auctions. The 1792 cent is an experimental issue that had a small plug of silver in the middle of the coin.... read more »
April 20, 2012 4:39 PM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek
There has been some interesting discussion on this web site recently about the need for more accurate pricing information about U.S. coins. For example, Vic Bozarth recently wrote about the Coin Dealer Newsletter... read more »
April 20, 2012 9:30 AM / 8 comments