(Baltimore, Maryland) — The Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo will feature two groundbreaking new exhibits and lectures on personal artifacts from the family of U.S. Mint chief engravers William Barber and Charles E. Barber. The Expo is open to the public and runs from Thursday to Sunday, October 25–28, 2018, at the Baltimore Convention […]
Stack’s Bowers to offer near Mint 1783 Chalmers threepence at October 2018 Whitman Baltimore Expo auction
Annapolis, Maryland silversmith John Chalmers produced silver threepence, sixpence, and shillings, the dies for which seem to have been engraved by Thomas Sparrow, who also engraved plates for Maryland paper currency. The Chalmers pieces were produced in Annapolis at the corner of Fleet and Cornhill streets. Judging by the number of examples extant, the shilling […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to offer the incredible Large Red Spiked Seal $500 Gold Certificate at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo
The following is an excerpt of an article at Stack’s Bowers Galleries Among the many fabulous rarities to be offered on Thursday evening, October 25, at the Whitman Coin & Currency Expo in Baltimore will be the Large Red Spiked Seal $500 Gold Certificate, one of the highlights of the Joel R. Anderson Collection, Part […]
NGC-graded California gold energizes Heritage U.S. Coins Auction in October
Two NGC-certified rarities from the Gold Rush era are set to sell for six figures Two NGC-certified California gold “slugs” from the 1850s are bringing excitement to Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Chicago on October 11. An 1855 Kellogg $50, graded PF-63, is among the finest-graded of the 12-15 known survivors of an original […]
Rare countermarked 1786 “Baby Head” Vermont copper at the Stack’s Bowers Official Auction of the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo
One of the most significant offerings in the Stack’s Bowers October 2018 Baltimore Auction is a 1786 Ryder-9 Vermont copper countermarked in a manner most familiar to collectors of regulated gold. This piece is a delightful representative of the popular Baby Head variety, offering glossy surfaces and bold definition to each side. The reverse is rotated 90 […]
Rittenhouse 1792 half disme sold for nearly $2 million record price by Classic Coin Company
Small coin with huge historical significance (Bridgewater, New Jersey) — The finest known 1792 silver half disme, once in the possession of then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and personally owned by the first United States Mint Director David Rittenhouse, has been sold for a record $1,985,000 by Classic Coin Company of Bridgewater, New Jersey. Graded […]
CAC coins bring premiums in August
CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in the Heritage and Stack’s-Bowers auctions at the ANA Convention in Philadelphia. Also, CAC coins continued to bring substantial premiums in Internet sales by GreatCollections. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. On August 12, GreatCollections sold a […]
United States Mint unveils designs for American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program
Minneapolis — The United States Mint joined the American Legion at its national convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center to unveil designs for the 2019 American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The artists in the Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program created the designs that will appear on gold, silver, and clad coins as mandated by Public […]
United States Mint launches 44th America the Beautiful Quarters Program coin
Kingsland, Ga. — The United States Mint joined the National Park Service today to launch the quarter honoring Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. This latest coin is the 44th release in the Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program and the fourth release of 2018. “Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore is made up of pristine […]
“Why did they do that?” — A look inside the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
On Thursday, August 16, 2018, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) gave a special two-hour presentation and panel discussion at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia. The title of the “Money Talks” presentation was “‘Why Did They Do That?’—An In-Depth Discussion of the Interaction Between the CCAC, Congress, and the United […]
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