Time flies, and it seems like only yesterday that I with the help of Robert J. Galiette created what turned out to be a very popular book: Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907: The Gilded Age of Coinage. That was back in 2013, seven years ago. This series of $20 gold coins comprises three major types: […]
Never before offered S.S. Central America treasure in Goldberg’s September 2020 auction
Tied for finest known 1856-S dime, rare 1856-S/s quarter, miner’s gold dust and coins from fabled ship’s safe among highlights (Los Angeles, CA) July 21, 2020 — Historic sunken treasure from the California Gold Rush recovered from the fabled S.S. Central America, which sank in 1857, will be offered to the public for the first […]
Q&A: Who argued for the inclusion of a silver half dime among the early coinage denominations, and what was his argument?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Jefferson and Hamilton favored the copper half cent as a coin useful to the poor. Who argued for the inclusion of a silver half dime among the early coinage denominations, and what was his argument? A: On September 28, 1790, Thomas Paine, political […]
NGC-certified key date Double Eagle among highlights in Heritage August U.S. coins sale
An 1870-CC $20 graded NGC AU-50 has already reached six figures weeks before the auction ends. A key date double eagle certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is among the most anticipated coins in several marquee Heritage Auctions sales scheduled for early August. It is featured in the August 2020 U.S. Coins Signature Auction, which closes […]
Attempt made to sell fake $300,000 gold coin
Seller is suspect in another counterfeits case (Temecula, California) July 14, 2020 — Acting on a tip from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF), federal and local California law enforcement agents now are investigating the attempted sale of $400,000 of counterfeit coins including a fake example of the historic 1879 Coiled Hair gold $4 “Stella” that […]
CAC coins bring premiums in June 2020
CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in various public Internet sales during the month of June. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. On June 4, Heritage sold a CAC-approved, NGC graded MS-61 1801 $10 gold coin for $26,500. On March 19, Stack’s Bowers […]
Counterfeit detection: Lafayette dollar
The “wear” on a coin never intended to circulate is a clue that it’s not of noble origins. The Lafayette dollar was struck to commemorate the contributions of Marquis de Lafayette, a renowned 18th-century French nobleman who left his life of privilege in France to help the American colonies fight their British overlords. With his […]
Bowers on collecting: Some really rare $20 gold coins
A Real 1850 Double Eagle In 1926 numismatists and others were startled when they read this Associated Press dispatch datelined Demopolis, Alabama: Aided by old papers his father left him, Gayus Whitfield, of Middleboro, Ky., has unearthed buried gold valued at more than $200,000 on the Whitfield farm, near here. Discovery of the treasure came […]
New 2021 Morgan and Peace dollar legislation needs your support
If Congress authorizes them, new coins would celebrate 100 years since the passing of the torch between two popular silver dollar series. An effort to empower the U.S. Mint to issue coins celebrating the Morgan and Peace dollars, two of America’s most-loved series, has been re-introduced in Congress. The bill (H.R. 6192), which is called […]
U.S. rare coin market quite active despite pandemic, reports Professional Numismatists Guild
Auction houses set records with over $167 million in winning bids during the first six months of 2020 (Temecula, CA) July 6, 2020 — The market for high-quality, rare United States coins remained active during the first six months of 2020 despite pandemic-related closures of many retail locations and cancelation of dozens of coin shows […]
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