(Atlanta, Georgia) — Four award-winning numismatic authors will appear as guest speakers at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists Fall Coin Show, Thursday through Saturday, October 27–29, 2016. Clifford Mishler, Douglas Mudd, and Dennis Tucker are featured in the PAN Lecture Series, a free program starting Friday at 1:00 p.m. In addition, John Mercanti will speak at a dinner Friday evening. … [Read More...]
US Coins
Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo 2016
This year, the Baltimore Winter Expo will be held November 3–6 in the Baltimore Convention … [Read More...]
U.S. Mint Sales Report: 30th-Anniversary American Silver Eagle Proof Debuts
In the three days between its initial release and the Mint’s updated sales report, the … [Read More...]
Whitman Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars Sold Out
Early Sellout Reflects Strong Hobby Interest in Recent 1964 Morgan Discovery (Atlanta, … [Read More...]
Precious Metals Update: Bullion Sales Up
The U.S. Mint’s authorized purchasers (AP’s) bought 945,000 2016 American Eagle silver … [Read More...]
Coin Articles
Falkland Islands: The Queen’s Birthday Celebrated on New Color Coin
On September 15, the Falkland Islands issued a colorful tribute to the territory’s head of … [Read More...]
Finland: Philosopher Georg Henrik von Wright Honored on New €2 Coin
The year 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of birth of Georg Henrik von Wright … [Read More...]
2018 Winter Olympic Games Commemoratives
At a public unveiling earlier today in Seoul, South Korea, organizers of the 2018 Winter … [Read More...]
World Coins
Austria: “Colorful Creatures” Featured on New Base-Metal Series
On September 13, the Mint of Austria announced a new series of coins that will feature not … [Read More...]
Italy: New “Italy of Art” Series Silver Coin Now Available
On September 6, the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (Italian State Mint) issued … [Read More...]
Latvia: Innovative Coin Devoted to Entrepreneurship
On September 13, the Bank of Latvia issued an unusual and appealing coin dedicated to the … [Read More...]
Latest in Canada’s “Landscape Illusions” Series: The Pronghorn Antelope
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the latest coin in its Landscape Illusions series. … [Read More...]
Columns and Features
Exonumia: Challenge Coins Get a Hat-Tip in the Press
An article in today's Washington Post calls attention to the collecting … [Read More...]
A Quick Aside: Selling Pickaxes to Miners
When things go south, invest in gold. When things go south of south, invest in . . . … [Read More...]
The Future of Numismatics
During the last two decades or so, the field of numismatics has evolved tremendously. … [Read More...]
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2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial Gold Quarter: For Collectors, Not Flippers
On September 8, the U.S. Mint began accepting orders for the eagerly anticipated 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial Gold Quarter, the second of three coins to mark the 100thanniversary of the very popular Liberty-themed coin series that began in 1916. Unlike the previous coin in this trio, the 2016-W Winged Head Liberty Centennial Gold Dime that launched on April 21, […]
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Last Friday (September 16), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held its scheduled meeting at the United States Mint in Washington, D.C. On the agenda were the candidate designs for the 2018-2020 American Eagle Platinum Proof Program “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” as well as the election of jurors for the Breast Cancer […]
The American Numismatic Association: Planning for the Future
Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew. I have been struggling for a week with how to best write an article about the future of the ANA—struggling because I have always thought of them as sort of an “old boys’ network.” That is, until I found the strategic plan on their website. Their […]
Netherlands Features Province of Gelderland on Latest Silver Ducat
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Now Available: 2016 American Eagle One-Ounce Silver Proof Coin
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Louisiana Purchase Commemorative Gold Dollars
Thirteen gold commemorative coins were released by the United States Mint between 1903 and 1926, ranging in denominations from one dollar to fifty dollars. These were sometimes released in conjunction with a commemorative silver dollar, but occasionally featured another subject altogether, as was the case with the first two gold commemorative issues, the 1903 Louisiana […]
Q&A: Is it True That 1917-1930 Standing Liberty Quarters Were Illegally Struck?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition: Q: Is it true that the Standing Liberty quarters struck from 1917 through 1930 were illegal, or were illegally struck? A: That could be said. The authorizing legislation for the Standing Liberty quarter specified: “No change shall be made in the […]
Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation Celebrated with Platinum-Plated Gold Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new set of gold coins marking Canada’s upcoming anniversary of confederation, which will mark the country’s 150th year of nationhood with a year-long celebration in 2017. On July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada–including British North America, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which was divided into Ontario and Quebec) […]
NGC and Stack’s Bowers Galleries Identify New California Fractional Gold Variety
NGC and Stack’s Bowers Galleries have shared the following press release: SANTA ANA, CA. — Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) and Stack’s Bowers Galleries have identified a new variety of California Fractional Gold. The 1854 Octagonal California Gold Dollar was recently submitted to NGC for attribution and grading. California Fractional Gold Pieces were struck by private […]
U.S. Mint Sales Report: 2016 Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold Coin Debuts
Last week, the U.S. Mint launched its anticipated 2016 Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold Coin, which recreates the classic 1916 circulating piece in a 99.99% gold format. Now the Mint’s latest sales report has given us first week totals for the issue, which accrued 53,378 sales to become the Mint’s best-selling product. The Mint received […]
Canada Features Polar Bear on Sixth and Final Issue in “Big Coin” Series
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued the sixth and final coin in its colorful and popular “Big Coin” series, which brings to life each coin presently in circulation as a large five-ounce silver piece. This coin re-creates the “toonie,” a two-dollar bi-metallic coin carrying an image of a polar bear, first introduced into circulation in […]
