The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the latest installment in my series on the subject. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman Publishing book, 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. This week I showcase one of the most preposterous medals in the book, […]
Bowers on Collecting: American medals to the fore — medals, tokens, and medalets
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the second installment in my series on the subject of American medals. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman book, The 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens, now with additional comments and updates. Today I discuss medals […]
Bowers on Collecting: Facts, fantasies, and opinions about the Bank of the United States
The following was re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories. These include Niles’ Weekly Register, launched in Baltimore in 1811, and continued for decades afterward. I skimmed every issue […]
Bowers on Collecting: Collecting Morgan silver dollars part two
The following was re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Continuing from my last column, I told about the release at the Philadelphia Mint in November 1962 of quantities of 1903-O dollars, hundreds of thousands of them. At the time the 1903-O cataloged in Mint State for $1,500 in the Guide Book […]
Bowers on Collecting: Collecting silver Morgan dollars
The following is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’s “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update. Years ago, the most popular American series to collect was Lincoln cents from 1909 onward. This was a lot of fun, as with just a few exceptions, all dates and mint marks could be found easily in circulation. […]
Bowers on Collecting: American medals to the fore — time out for some humor! The Huey Long toilet seat medal
The following is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’s “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update. Welcome to this week’s commentary, the seventh in a series about American medals. Heretofore I have selected winners from the 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens, a best-selling Whitman book done by Katie Jaeger and I a few […]
Bowers on Collecting: The San Francisco Mint in 1854
The following is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’ “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update. This week I share some comments from my 2002 book on the S.S. Central America. The San Francisco Mint, which opened for business in spring 1854, plays a central role in the saga of the S.S. Central America, […]
Bowers on Collecting: The hot coin market of 1880 to 1889
The following was re-published from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update. The rare coin market went into overdrive in the 1880s. Many dealers opened up shops, several issued their own magazines (Ed Frossard’s Numisma and Scott Stamp & Coin Company’s Coin Collector’s Journal notable among them), and the field of auction catalogers grew […]
Bowers on Collecting: American medals to the fore — the 1787 Washington and Columbia medal
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the latest installment in my series on the subject. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman book, 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. This week I feature the Washington and Columbia medal, one of my all-time favorite […]
Bowers on Collecting: 1804 Draped Bust half cent
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update The Draped Bust half cent type was produced from 1800 to 1808. Its obverse, the head of Miss Liberty facing right, was taken from a drawing by Gilbert Stuart, with John Eckstein creating a model from it and Chief Engraver Robert Scot making […]
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