The Royal Danish Mint has released (14th January) new silver commemorative coins in celebration of the 50th year anniversary of the accession of HM Queen Margrethe II. The Kingdom of Denmark’s heiress presumptive succeeded her father King Frederik IX on the 14th January 1972. As such, she became the 1,000-year-old European kingdom’s second queen regnant […]
CAC coins bring premiums in December
In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of December, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Dallas County, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed. On December 5, 2021, the firm called […]
PCGS graded top eight of 10 most-valuable U.S. coins sold in 2021
Overall, Professional Coin Grading Service claims 17 of the top 25 U.S. coins crossing the auction block last year, including the most-valuable coin ever sold (Santa Ana, California, January 12, 2022) — An incredible eight of the top 10 most-valuable United States coins that crossed the auction block last year were graded by Professional Coin […]
Canada: New large silver Proof coin release inaugurates new series entitled “The Bigger Picture”
The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new large silver Proof coin series which is a successor to their popular “Big Coin” series. The new programme entitled “The Bigger Picture” essentially focuses on Canada’s circulation coins. The design concept features “a coin within a coin” format with each circulation design being replicated on a larger […]
Bowers on Collecting: Which media delivers the message best?
This article is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’s “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update. The following comes from an article that I wrote for Coin World a few years ago: “The pen is mightier than the sword,” it has been said. Today, the pen, or its equivalent in the printed word, has […]
Whitman Publishing releases 4th edition of American Silver Eagles
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the expanded and updated fourth edition of American Silver Eagles: A Guide to the U.S. Bullion Coin Program, by John M. Mercanti. The 224-page hardcover book will be available online and from book stores and hobby shops nationwide in March 2022. Before then it can be […]
France: New €20 silver commemorative coins released marking French EU rotating presidency
The Monnaie de Paris has released new silver commemorative coins which mark the government of France assuming the rotating EU presidency. Since the evolvement of the European Economic Community into the European Union in 1992, the presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every six months. During this six month period, the […]
Notes Published: The 2022 State of the Rare Coin Market, on the books
Book sales in the United States were very strong in 2021, according to data from NPD BookScan, which reports on about 85 percent of print sales nationwide (through all major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Target, Walmart, and independent bookstores). This follows an upward trend we’ve seen over the course of the COVID […]
GreatCollections acquires 1796 quarter for $2.35 million
Represents a 38% premium to PCGS Price Guide value of $1.7 million. (Irvine, California) January 11, 2022 — As the first major U.S. coin rarity to transact in 2022, GreatCollections is pleased to announce the acquisition of one of the finest 1796 quarters known at $2.35 million. Formally from the Pogue Collection, it is graded […]
Switzerland: New first-ever limited edition Swiss platinum commemorative coins to be released
The Swiss Federal Mint will release (13th January) their first-ever coins produced in platinum, a metal usually utilised for commercial purposes such as jewellery and, more recently, medical implants. Created by Swiss Mint engraver, Remo Mascherini, the obverse side features a modern illustration of platinum as a raw material. It depicts the element symbol Pt representing the […]
