Coin Collecting News
During the first day of a two day meeting held from January 27-28, 2015, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) reviewed and discussed design candidates provided by the United States Mint for the 2015 High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal. These design candidates had previously been discussed by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) during a meeting held on January 22, 2015. April Stafford … [Read More...]
Three numismatic national treasures from the eagerly-anticipated D. Brent Pogue Family … [Read More...]
In our article series covering early commemorative coins, we have reached one of the more … [Read More...]
This week, I continue with “numismatic curiosities,” some well known and some … [Read More...]
As part of the Long Beach Coin Expo held from January 29 to 31 in Long Beach, California, … [Read More...]
Coin collecting is sometimes an exercise in contradiction. Collectors say they want coins … [Read More...]
With the majority of the Heritage U.S. coin auctions in Orlando, Florida behind us, it’s … [Read More...]
Numismatics is a hobby which includes many different aspects and can be a widely varied … [Read More...]
The Royal Mint have announced the date of the unveiling for the new portrait or effigy of … [Read More...]
The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government have launched their latest “Cat” crown from the … [Read More...]
The Mint of Finland have announced the issue of three new coins which mark the 150th … [Read More...]
The Royal Mint have announced that after an absence of 47 years from the bullion bar & … [Read More...]
In this post I challenge the conventional wisdom that coins slabbed by PCGS between … [Read More...]
The United States Mint has released its second report to Congress required under the Coin … [Read More...]
This year’s 22nd annual “Numismatique” Monte Carlo Bourse was held this last Sunday, … [Read More...]
The latest weekly United States Mint numismatic product sales report includes the debut figures for the two recently released 2015-dated special occasion sets. The 2015 Proof Silver Eagle made a stronger showing in its third appearance within the weekly reports. On January 13, 2015, the US Mint began accepting orders for the 2015 Birth Set […]
On January 7, 2015, Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana introduced a bill in the Senate which seeks to terminate the Presidential Dollar Program. Sen. Vitter has previously introduced identical bills in 2011 and 2013, which had gained little traction. Back in 2011, the Presidential Dollar Program had come under scrutiny due to the build up […]
The Casa Real de Espana in conjunction with the Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre have announced their first collector’s coins for 2015 which highlight one of Europe’s most important anniversaries this year, that of the 70th anniversary of continued peace between nations since the end of the Second World War. Despite the differences between […]
The United States Mint is currently offering 1.5-inch and 3-inch bronze medals honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. These medals represent duplicate versions of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement. The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded […]
The Royal Canadian Mint have launched three new coins which celebrate and pays tribute to one of this North American country’s most treasured symbols of nationhood, that of the Canadian Flag. For many, no other symbol is as synonymous with Canada as its distinctive red-and-white flag. As the National Flag of Canada celebrates its 50th […]
The Central Bank of Ireland have launched their latest silver crown coin which further highlights contributions of Irish scientists and inventors. The new coin honors the work of Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (1903 – 1995), the only Irish person to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. His achievement in artificially splitting the atomic nucleus was […]
Part 3: Requiem (See Part 1 & Part 2) The Numismatist, May 1926, carried another item on the former Anna Willess Williams: “The Goddess of Standard Silver Dollar Dead: Miss Anna W. Williams, of Philadelphia, a retired public school teacher whose profile was used in preparing a design of the standard silver dollar in 1878, […]
The Royal Mint has unveiled (15th January) the theme of its third United Kingdom “£20 for £20” coin which pays tribute to the great British statesman Sir Winston Churchill. Twice Britain’s Prime Minister, and renowned the world over for his unyielding leadership and formidable character, Churchill is regularly voted as the ‘Greatest Briton’ in public […]
Professional Coin Grading Service has certified the coins from the D. Brent Pogue Collection that will be offered starting in May in the first of a series of auctions jointly conducted by Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s. The collection has been described as the most valuable collection of federal American coins in private hands. The […]
Sales of the United States Mint’s 2015-dated American Silver Eagle bullion coins have reached 3,701,500 according to the latest available figures. The current year dated silver bullion coins went on sale to authorized purchasers earlier this week on January 12, 2015. Opening day orders received for the 2015 Silver Eagles had reached 2,958,000, which represented […]
