The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: I am confused by the seemingly endless variety of mint errors. Can you provide me with a breakdown of types? A: Minting errors are generally categorized into three major groupings: Die/engraving errors, planchet errors, and striking errors. These categories are comprised of the […]
Red Book recollections: Phil Bressett
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 72nd edition. “Red Book Recollections” features personal reflections written by Red Book contributors, collectors, and others with the aim of providing different perspectives on the […]
Bowers on collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — James Madison
This week I give another overview of the coins issued during the administrations of various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of illustrations. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far exceed the space available. For that information see A Guide Book of United States Coins. Today, […]
Numismatic publishing: A look back at 2013
In August 2013 Mike Nottelmann and Matt Dinger of “The Coin Show” interviewed Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. Their conversation, broadcast as Episode 66, touched on many aspects of numismatic publishing, writing, and research. Five years later, much has changed in the collecting world—but much […]
U.S. medals and tokens featured in new MEGA RED, 4th Edition
(Pelham, Alabama) — Collectors of exonumia (tokens, medals, and similar coin-like objects) will enjoy more than 50 pages devoted to their interests in the fourth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins). Eight of the book’s twenty-five appendices feature American exonumia ranging from dime-sized tokens to dollar-sized and […]
Bowers on collecting: Changes for the American Numismatic Association
“Times are a’ changin,” as the old song goes. In numismatics, a number of things have impacted the hobby. The Internet has made communications instant. It is no longer “in” to go to an American Numismatic Association (ANA) or other convention to learn information. Such events remain desirable, but there are far fewer than there were […]
The Civil War Token Society raises the bar with Patriotic Civil War Tokens, Sixth Edition
The Civil War Token Society has done it again! Demonstrating its role as a leader in independent numismatic publishing, the Society has recently issued the sixth edition of Patriotic Civil War Tokens. The new production updates the classic standard reference by George and Melvin Fuld, published first in 1960 by Whitman Publishing and penultimately in […]
Bowers on collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — Thomas Jefferson
This week I give another overview of the coins issued during the administrations of various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of illustrations. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far exceed the space available. For that information see A Guide Book of United States Coins. […]
NLG announces new award categories for 2018
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, and writers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals, and tokens as collectibles, has substantially revised its annual awards competition categories for 2018 and beyond. “Working with awards coordinator Scott A. Travers and NLG board members John Albanese, […]
Bowers on collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — John Adams
This week I give another overview of the coins issued during the administrations of various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of illustrations. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far exceed the space available. For that information see A Guide Book of United States Coins. […]
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