This month’s featured set belongs to evilwoman13. In light of a recent milestone event, the 100th anniversary of the transition from the Morgan to the Peace dollar, it is only fitting that we take a moment to recognize a truly remarkable NGC Registry Peace dollar set. Pamela Henard’s Collection of Circulation Issue Peace Dollars is […]
NGC and NCS on Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown”
Watch Expedition Unknown on Wednesday, August 25, or stream later, to see NGC and NCS experts discuss lost coins from the S.S. Pulaski shipwreck with host Josh Gates. Experts from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) are excited to be appearing on an episode of the popular Discovery Channel series “Expedition Unknown” […]
Hidden Treasures: Summer finds
By Frank Colletti This summer started out like many others over the past 20 years. I normally spend the summers detecting schools, parks, and playgrounds. However, this year my elbow has been bothering me more than usual. My doctor diagnosed it (the elbow problem) as repetitive stress syndrome. To make a ridiculously long story short: […]
Bowers on Collecting: The Economite Treasure
One of the most remarkable of all 19th-century coin hoards is the so-called Economite Treasure (or Hoard) found in 1878 at Economy, Pennsylvania. The coins had been gathered by “Rappites” of the Harmony Society, a utopian work-share commune that followed the teachings of their spiritual leader George Rapp, who in turn was guided in certain […]
Hidden Treasures: Getting around to those old favorites
By Frank Colletti Sitting in my chair on an early Saturday morning, I watched the rain pour down and decided that the day was going to be a bust. Instead of just sitting there, I decided to work on my metal detecting logs and fondly remembered some nice finds as I recapped my finds for […]
Hidden Treasures: Keep your eyes open
By Frank Colletti Recently, well last summer if during this time of COVID, you can call that recently, since it seems that it has been about 30 years since I was last able to go out detecting, I found myself at one of my favorite beaches on Long Island. It was a hot summer day, […]
Hidden Treasures: Summer thrills
By Frank Colletti This summer started out like many others over the past 20 years. I normally spend the summers detecting schools, parks, and playgrounds. However, this year my elbow has been bothering me more than usual. My doctor diagnosed it (the elbow problem) as repetitive stress syndrome. To make a ridiculously long story short: […]
“Ship of Gold” S.S. Central America bell and Gold Rush treasure at Chicago World’s Fair of Money
(Rosemont, Illinois) July 8, 2021 — The 268-pound bell from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America that sank in 1857, will be publicly displayed along with some of the recovered California Gold Rush treasure at the American Numismatic Association’s 2021 Chicago World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14. The bell that helped to […]
Hidden Treasures: Two-cent pieces
By Frank Colletti I can clearly remember hunting some older schools, from the 1940s and 1950s years ago. At that time, I found that there were strange “bottle cap” signals that occurred infrequently while “dirt fishing.” What made them strange was that they were unusually deep, about four inches or better. Under normal conditions, while […]
1962-D half dollar: Common coin, uncommon bell lines
I won an unopened roll of 1962-D Franklin half dollars with a $230 bid in a HiBid.com auction. The roll was nifty enough in a Cleveland Federal Reserve wrapper. But truth be told, I bid on the lot because of the toned end coin. Here’s a photo of the roll and end coin. Of course, […]
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