Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will release the third and final coin in its Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Platinum Proof Coin Series (product code 20EJ) on January 30 at noon EST. The theme of the coin is Pursuit of Happiness. The obverse (heads) design of the 2020 coin depicts Lady Liberty […]
Fabulous Flying Eagle and Indian cent exhibit to appear at Long Beach Expo February 20-22, 2020
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is excited to announce an upcoming exhibit of PCGS-certified Flying Eagle and Indian cents at the Long Beach Expo Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Show in Long Beach, California, February 20-22, 2020. A Fabulous Exhibition of Flying Eagle and Indian cents brings together an outstanding collection of small cents […]
Switzerland: World’s smallest gold coin featuring eminent theoretical physicist Albert Einstein minted
The Swiss Federal Mint has released (23rd January) new gold collector coins which they claim are the smallest machine-minted gold coins in the world. Measuring only 2.96 millimetres in diameter and with a weight of 0.063 grams, the .999 pure gold coins carry a legal tender denomination of 1/4-franc. The coin is dedicated to eminent […]
Bowers on collecting: Waldo C. Moore still relevant today 102 years later
We can always learn from the past. And with numismatics, this is still relevant. Waldo C. Moore wrote this in The Numismatist in December 1918: It is difficult to give any general advice about collecting; it is a matter of taste. If one means to become a collector, and not merely a possessor, it is […]
Counterfeit detection: 1863 Michigan Civil War Store Card
Even extremely obscure numismatic items are prone to counterfeit attempts. A fascinating area of numismatics is tokens struck during the Civil War, including “Store Cards” that show the name of a business. These can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars, creating an incentive for counterfeiters. A spurious example of a rare Civil War […]
China: First female tractor driver and national icon, immortalised on one-yuan banknotes, dies
Chinese state media has announced the death of one of the country’s most well-known personalities of the early communist state. Liang Jun (1930–2020) was one of the first and most renowned model workers. Her loyalty to the new communist system as well as her smiling face would become synonymous with the advancement of the communist […]
January 21, 2020, CCAC meeting: End of World War II 75th Anniversary medals and 24-karat gold coin
Today, at 12:00 noon (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held a meeting to review and discuss designs for the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII 24-karat gold coins and silver/bronze medals. Below are the various proposed obverse and reverse designs for the 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII 24-karat gold […]
Easily report suspected fakes with online help from Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation
(Temecula, California) January 21, 2020 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) now provides collectors, dealers, the general public, and victims of suspected fraud with a convenient and secure way to report information about counterfeit coins, bars, holders, rounds, Mint products, paper money, or other suspicious counterfeit related activities. “See it? Report it! If you have […]
United Kingdom: Renowned rock band Queen launches new “Music Legends” collector coin series
The Royal Mint has launched (20th January) a new collector coin series entitled “Music Legends,” which honours some of the world’s best and most admired music whose origins stem from the United Kingdom. Launching this groundbreaking series is the iconic band, Queen, which is the first time that a British band has been celebrated on […]
National Park of American Samoa quarter launch and coin exchange
Join us to celebrate the launch of the 2020 National Park of American Samoa quarter on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa, Utulei Beach Park, Route 1, Utulei, AS 96799. This quarter is the 51st coin to be released in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The event starts […]
