This 2007-D Washington quarter was originally struck on a Sacagawea $1 planchet before being cancelled by the U.S. Mint. The Mint has been “cancelling” coins since 2004, resulting in big cost savings, considering the complications and costs associated with transporting rejected blanks and coins to recycling facilities. The Mint uses a machine that flattens and […]
PCGS discovers rare U.S. 1853/2 Eagle among bullion coins in Paris
(July 3, 2018) — This Eagle flew far from home. A rare 1853/2 overdate U.S. Liberty Head $10 gold coin was discovered when it was recently submitted to the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) office in Paris, France. The submitter did not know it was a rare variety Eagle and unknowingly included it with a […]
Strong demand for latest SS Central America treasure
The Ship of Gold is sailing quickly. A total of 2,935 U.S. Mint gold coins retrieved from the last recovery of sunken treasure from the fabled SS Central America and made available in the market already have been sold out by the California Gold Marketing Group (CGMG). “In an incredibly short period of time, the federal […]
David Lawrence Rare Coins and D.L. Hansen acquire the “King of American Coins”
David Lawrence Rare Coins, on behalf of Dell Loy Hansen, acquired one of the 15 known examples of the world-famous 1804 Draped Bust dollar, known as the “King of American Coins,” for $2.64 million via the Heritage Auctions event on June 14th, hosted by the Long Beach Coin Expo. As one of only eight Class […]
Bowers on collecting: Conservation, toning, and more
Last week I invited readers to a forum about labeling coins with “cleaned,” “environmental damage,” “artificial toning,” and the like. Notations such as this on holders severely damage the value of coins. Picking up on this, let’s revisit artificial toning. Excuse me for repeating myself, but here goes. For starters, if an MS-65 Morgan dollar, […]
Spectacular PCGS-certified Morgans command record prices in Sotheby’s Auction
The recent Sotheby’s Historic Coins and Medals Auction in New York set new price records with Morgan silver dollars certified by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) for authenticity and grade. “The six most valuable coins sold in the auction were graded by PCGS, and a total of 86 of the 100 coins in the […]
Bowers on collecting: Invitation to a forum!
Next week in this column I plan to discuss “cleaning,” “artificial toning” and “conservation” of coins. I invite readers, including those who grade or certify coins for a living, to send me an e-mail with your thoughts at *protected email*. As I see it, cleaning, artificial toning, and conservation are poorly defined in numismatics. We […]
Legend’s largest auction shatters records in New Orleans
Anchor collections attract largest number of bidders in firm’s history (Lincroft, NJ—May 18, 2018) Nearly double the number of lots in a typical Regency Auction, Legend’s 26th Regency, held over two days in New Orleans attracted the largest number of viewers, registrants, and bidders in the firm’s history. Directly leading to an explosion of activity […]
PCGS experts spot deceptively altered colonial rarity
A drastically but deceptively altered 1792 Washington Eagle “cent” submitted to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) underscores the alarming skills of some so-called “coin doctors” and why it is essential to have rare coins expertly and independently examined. Detective work by PCGS experts proved the recently submitted early American coin had been deceivingly repaired since […]
NGC confirms discovery of fourth known 1854-S $5
A coin that a New England man originally thought was a counterfeit has been authenticated by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as only the fourth known 1854-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. “It’s like finding an original Picasso at a garage sale. It’s the discovery of a lifetime; a previously unknown surviving example of one of America’s […]
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