Historic coin is “coming back home” (Atlanta, Georgia) February 27, 2020 — A small gold coin with a face value of $2.50 when it was struck in northern Georgia in 1830 sold for a record price of $480,000 to an anonymous Georgia collector in an auction in Atlanta Thursday night, February 27, 2020. It is […]
High-value “cherrypicker” coins take the stage at the ANA National Money Show
Bill Fivaz, coauthor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, and Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing, along with Whitman Associate Editor Brandon Hall, spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Atlanta. They gave an overview of today’s cherrypicking […]
Kagin’s offering stunning NGC-certified collection of Hart’s Coins of the Golden West
Most of the pieces claim the highest NGC grade or are tied for the highest NGC grade. The finest-certified set of Hart’s Coins of the Golden West — comprising 36 NGC-certified pieces — will be offered by Kagin’s at auction on February 27, 2020. The collection brings together examples of the pieces that M.E. Hart […]
Bowers on collecting: Collecting Liberty Seated quarters
Collecting United States coins by mintmark varieties did not become popular until the publication in 1893 of Augustus G. Heaton’s Treatise on Mint Marks. This monograph listed various “causes of attractiveness” of mintmarks and spurred interest in them. As unusual as it may seem today, prior to 1893, few people cared whether a coin bore […]
CAC coins bring premiums in January
In addition to faring well in Internet sales, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins at the FUN Convention in Orlando. Here are 10 examples that were selected from a large number of results which could have been listed. As it is traditional in the coin business for relatively expensive U.S. coins to publicly trade in […]
In God We Trust author William Bierly will sign books at the ANA National Money Show
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing author William Bierly will meet collectors and autograph copies of his new book, In God We Trust: The American Civil War, Money, Banking, and Religion, at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show, February 27 and 28, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. The 352-page hardcover book will be available at the […]
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 revisit it and send 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 […]
PCGS graded 21 of top 25 most-expensive United States coins sold in 2019
21 Including A $3.96 Million Coin That Crossed Over To PCGS (February 19, 2020) — Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) closed the books on 2019 by proudly announcing that 20 of the 25 most-expensive United States coins sold at public auction this past year were in PCGS slabs. That number climbs to 21 when counting […]
United States Mint celebrates Carson City Mint sesquicentennial
Carson City, Nevada — United States Mint Director David J. Ryder today joined officials of the state of Nevada and representatives of the Nevada State Museum to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first coin produced at the Carson City Mint. Director Ryder reflected on the facility’s legacy: The Carson City Mint holds a special […]
Bowers on collecting: Still makes sense!
Today in 2020 many people are obsessed with high grades. It is a fact that most current coins sold at a premium by the United States Mint—commemoratives and Proofs being examples—approach perfection and can be graded 68 to 70. This is not the case with coins issued generations ago. Most early 20th century coins in […]
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