ERIC PFEIFFER NEWMAN died Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at his home in Clayton at the age of 106. Devoted husband of the late Evelyn Edison Newman for 75 years, brother of the late Ivy Steele of Chicago, beloved father of Linda Newman Schapiro of New York and Andrew (Peggy) Newman of St. Louis, enthusiastic and […]
Modern Chinese counterfeit coins, part 3: A classification system for counterfeits
The third in a multi-part series, adapted from MEGA RED: A Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition (first ed., 2015). Part 1, “Quality Factors,” can be viewed here. Part 2, “The Trouble With Dies,” can be viewed here. The D-1 To D-4 Classification System In all aspects of coin collecting, knowledge is strength. […]
Australia: Imaginative coin collection features solar system depicted on all denominations
The Royal Australian Mint have released a new 10-coin collection which imaginatively uses all of the current (and two previously circulating) coin denominations to depict the our solar system’s nine planets (including Pluto), plus the sun. Using all six denominations presently in circulation, from the five-cent to the $2 coins, plus the previous one- and […]
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park 2017 three-coin set available November 27
The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park 2017 Quarter, Three-Coin Set is scheduled to go on sale on November 27 at noon on the Mint’s website. There is no household order, product, or mintage limit on the set. Additionally, the set is also available for Product Enrollment. The item number is 17AH and the set […]
Reminiscing about $10 gold eagles—and enjoying a new book
Doug Winter, a leading dealer and researcher in the field of U.S. gold coins, shared these thoughts in the foreword of Q. David Bowers’s latest reference, A Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins, which is set to debut in December 2017. The year was 1985. I had been invited to La Jolla to visit with […]
Q&A: How can I maximize my future profit when buying a coin?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition: Q: I have often been told that when buying a given coin, one should always buy an example of the best quality available, but I am wondering if there is valid justification for paying a multiple of ten times more for an […]
Red Book recollections: Ginger Rapsus
Coin Update continues its series dedicated to reflecting on the long history of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book, now in its 70th edition. “Red Book Recollections” features personal reflections written by Red Book contributors, collectors, and others with the aim of providing different perspectives on the […]
Modern Chinese counterfeit coins, part 2: The trouble with dies
The second in a multi-part series, adapted from MEGA RED: A Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition (first ed., 2015). Part 1, “Quality Factors,” can be viewed here. As we discussed last week, counterfeits of classic U.S. coins have been pouring in from overseas—particularly from China—like a plague of locusts. Many are so […]
Modern Chinese counterfeit coins, part 1: Quality factors
The first in a multi-part series, adapted from MEGA RED: A Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition (first ed., 2015). The production and ownership of copies or replicas of U.S. coinage, regardless of their quality or metal content, is not prohibited by law. The Hobby Protection Act of 1973 requires a reproduction to […]
U.S. Mint posts complete 2018 calendar
The Mint has begun filling in its calendar-year 2018 sales schedule—and in a move that will be welcomed by collectors, the Mint has abandoned this year’s one-month-at-a-time announcement style. In years past, the Mint announced the first few months’ release dates in detail, then provided a general quarterly schedule for the rest of the year. […]
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