This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending October 6, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2019-S Proof Set (19RG), which sold 15,584 units. In second place was the 2019-S Silver Proof Set (19RH) with 8,371 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2019 Uncirculated Set (19RJ), with 6,894 individual units sold. It’s followed by the 2019-S one-ounce … [Read More...]
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NGC-certified 1776 Continental dollar a highlight of Heritage sale in Dallas
Heritage Auctions is offering the high-grade rarity in October 17-19 event. A 1776 Continental dollar graded NGC MS-65 is among the coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) that are expected to draw high bids at an October 2019 sale presented in Dallas by Heritage Auctions, the collectibles auction powerhouse. Two weeks before the sale, […]
In God We Trust: New Whitman Publishing book explores the Civil War and its effects on American money, banking, and religion
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of In God We Trust: The American Civil War, Money, Banking, and Religion, by numismatic researcher William Bierly. The 352-page hardcover book will debut in November 2019. It will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online, for $29.95. The national motto “In God We […]
All-time finest Morgan dollars set will be sold intact
(Woodland Hills, California) October 10, 2019 — The all-time finest collection of Morgan silver dollars that was publicly revealed for the first time earlier this year now is being offered for sale intact. Known as The Illinois Set, the collection is ranked all-time finest in five different circulation strike Morgan dollar categories in the popular […]
Reforming the commemorative coin process is an uphill battle
Many collectors of modern U.S. commemorative coins have for years lamented the quality of the designs of many recent issues and questioned the appropriateness of many of the themes commemorated on those coins. That has resulted in a sharply downward trend in sales, with the main exceptions being the two curved coin programs — the […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will meet on October 15
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at the United States Mint Headquarters, 801 9th St. NW, Second Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C. 20220. Agenda (subject to change): Review and discuss candidate designs for the 2021 American Liberty 24K gold […]
Albania: Newly revised banknote series launched, 200 and 5,000-lekë notes issued
The Bank of Albania — Banka e Shqipërisë has issued (30th September) two new banknotes that initiate a new family of banknotes which will consist of the currently issued denominations. The 200-lekë note (U.S. $1.79) sees a transition from paper-based to a polymer substrate while the 5,000-lekë note (U.S. $44.80) remains paper-based. The new series […]
Capturing the excitement of lost and found coin treasures
David Bowers’s Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures, one of the most exciting coin-collecting books of recent years, has been released in a new second edition by Whitman Publishing. The 480-page hardcover book is available online and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker recalls how the book came to […]
NGC special labels for 2019-S Limited Edition Proof Set with .999 silver coins
NGC will offer special labels for coins in the eight-coin, super-silver Proof set. Submissions must be received in the sealed U.S. Mint shipping box to be eligible for the set designation. Special submission instructions must be followed. Please see the “Submission Instructions” section of this article. The U.S. Mint is releasing the 2019-S Limited Edition […]
Cambodia: New commemorative banknotes issued in celebration of king’s coronation anniversary
The National Bank of Cambodia has released (7th October) new commemorative banknotes of 15,000 riels (U.S. $3.75) in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the coronation of HM King Norodom Sihamoni, which took place on the 29th October 2004. His Majesty succeeded his father King Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated on the 7th October that same […]
Q&A: Is the 1936 Arkansas Centennial commemorative coin the only U.S. coin to bear the portrait of a living person?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Is the 1936 Arkansas Centennial commemorative coin, with the portrait of Joseph Robinson, the only U.S. coin to bear the portrait of a living person? A: It is neither the only nor the first. The first living person to be portrayed on a […]
