The Whitman Coin Baltimore 2023 Expo will be held in Halls A, B, and C of the Baltimore Convention Center. Early Birds ($75 fee) Thursday, November 9, 10 a.m. entry Friday, November 10, 9 a.m. entry Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. entry Public Hours (FREE Admission) Thursday, November 9, 12 noon – 6 p.m. Friday, […]
Bowers on Collecting: revisiting the Prairie Flower
Several years ago, I contributed an article to the Civil War Token Journal on one of my favorite tokens. I revisited it and send it along with some excerpts: The Prairie Flower Token Reverse Die 1069 Introduction I start the article with comments on time, patience, and the love for tokens in worn grades—musings about Civil […]
Bowers on Collecting: a favorite coin
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update While poking around in my safety deposit box the other day, I paused to look at one of my favorite coins. I bought this in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction at the Whitman Coin Expo in March 2012, where it was described […]
PCGS weekly update October 10, 2023
Recent Price Guide Updates Draped Bust cents Classic Head cents CoinFacts Narrative Update The 2014-D Great Smoky Mountain quarter carries the first U.S. quarter design issued in 2014. The Great Smoky Mountain quarters were officially released on January 27, 2014. Read more. PCGS Set Registry Update The acronym ASEAN represents the Association of Southeast Asian […]
Bowers on Collecting: Let’s go back to the Melish sale in 1956
The following is reposted from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update In April 1956, all of the leading dealers headed for the Central States Numismatic Society convention held that year in Indianapolis. Among other attractions, besides the dynamic market, Abe Kosoff announced he would be selling the Thomas G. Melish Collection. Although it […]
St. James’s offers newly discovered 1793 cent, now certified by NGC
A U.S. rarity dating back to the early days of the U.S. Mint leads the way in a September sale. A newly discovered U.S. rarity dating back to the beginning of United States coinage is among hundreds of coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) that are being offered in a St. James’s Auctions sale. […]
Bowers on Collecting: Some comments about the twenty-cent piece
Of all circulating denominations of United States coins, the twenty-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 twenty-cent […]
Fourth Edition of Whitman’s Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars updated with new research and market analysis
(Pelham, Alabama) — To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first minting of the Franklin half dollar, Whitman Publishing announces an updated new edition of A Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars. The 248-page fourth edition, by professional numismatist Rick Tomaska, is available online (including at www.Whitman.com) and from booksellers and hobby shops […]
GreatCollections to auction Stewart Blay Collection of Indian Cents, Flying Eagle Cents, and Barber Dimes
Each collection is the finest ever formed, a once-in-a-generation opportunity. (Irvine, California) — GreatCollections is honored to announce the auction of the late Stewart Blay’s collections of Indian cents, Flying Eagle cents, and Barber dimes, each being the finest ever formed. The coins will be sold in two November auctions, and bidding will end on […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending September 3, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending September 3, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), which sold 4,388 units. In second place was the 2023-W one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Proof coin (23EA), with 1,497 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the […]
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