If you are interested in the new American Innovation $1 Coin Program and have a fancy for Buffalo nickels, we have some good news for you. A commonly unnoticed (or at least undiscussed) detail on the reverse of the 2018 American Innovation dollar hints toward a connection with the designer of the Buffalo (or Indian […]
Alabama dealers honored with service award
Industry Council for Tangible Assets dealer-members Phil Darby (J&P Coins and Currency, Helena, Alabama) and Steve Caiola (Alabama Gold Refiner, Homewood, Alabama) were honored during the ICTA dinner and update at FishBones, Orlando, Florida, on January 9 as the recipients of the 2018 Diane Piret Memorial Outstanding Service Award. In the fall of 2016, Darby […]
Chicago Coin Club celebrates 1200th meeting as it marks its 100-year anniversary
On January 9, 2019, the Chicago Coin Club celebrated a momentous occasion with the club’s 1200th meeting. This milestone was the first celebratory event to be hosted by the Chicago Coin Club as it marks its 100th anniversary. In 1919 a collective group of numismatists from both the Chicago Numismatic Society and the American Numismatic […]
Niue: Minnie Mouse dazzles us on new silver Proof coin celebrating Carnival
The government and treasury of the Pacific island of Niue have issued (15th January) new collector silver Proof and colour coins which feature Mickey Mouse’s love interest, Minnie Mouse, who dazzles us as she celebrates Carnival. The coin is part of a new series which was begun with silver Proof coins featuring the world’s favourite […]
Bowers on collecting: Some comments about the 20-cent piece
Of all circulating denominations of United States coins the 20-cent piece, sometimes called the double dime, was the shortest lived. Examples were made for circulation for only two years, 1875 and 1876, followed by two years of Proofs for collectors. In February 1874 Senator John P. Jones of Nevada introduced a bill for the 20-cent […]
Whitman Publishing announces expanded second edition of the Guide Book of Barber Silver Coinage
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing will release an enlarged, updated second edition of the Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins, by Q. David Bowers, in February 2019. The 400-page book, volume 20 in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references, will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online, for $29.95. The second edition […]
Sierra Leone: Angry Birds have some fun during the Lunar Year of the Pig with new colour crown coin
The Bank of Sierra Leone has issued (21st January) new crown coins which cheerfully mark the Lunar Year of the Pig with a little help from the game world’s irreverent and popular Angry Birds. Issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone in conjunction with Rovio Entertainment Corporation, this new coin features Leonard, the king of Piggy Island […]
France: Third design in attractive “Marianne Trilogy” issued in gold and silver
The Monnaie de Paris has released the third designs of gold and silver coins which are part of their three-year series dedicated to both the country’s allegorical symbol and official motto. Marianne, as she is known the world over, is the female representation and ideal of France since its earliest days as an emerging republic […]
United States Mint to release first of four 2019 Presidential silver medals on January 25
Washington — The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the Thomas Jefferson Presidential silver medal (product code S803) on January 25 at noon EST. The medal is the first of four .999 fine silver Presidential medals slated for release this year. The obverse (heads) of this medal depicts a side view of Jefferson’s head […]
Thomas Jefferson Presidential silver medal to be released January 25 at noon
On January 25, 2019, the Mint will release the Thomas Jefferson Presidential silver medal (S803), which honors the nation’s third president. The medal’s listed price on the Mint’s website is currently $39.95. There are also no mintage, product, or household order limits. Each medal, complete with a Matte finish, contains one troy ounce of 99.9 […]
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