The World’s Fair of Money, held this year in Philadelphia, PA, is considered the major numismatic event in the United States. This week-long happening attracts collectors and dealers from around the world, and with it come a number of auctions held by various auction companies offering thousands of different numismatic items. In this first preview […]
GreatCollections to auction Ruth Weinberg estate of old green holders
The U.S. gold and silver type coins were purchased from Numismatics, Ltd in the 1970s Irvine, California — On Sunday, August 26th, GreatCollections will be auctioning the Ruth Weinberg estate of PCGS-graded gold and type coins in the older-style green holders. Ruth, a native of Los Angeles, recently passed away at the age of 96. She […]
Historic Brasher Doubloon and New York coppers in PCGS exhibit at ANA Philadelphia show
(July 26, 2018) — One of the legendary 1787 gold Brasher Doubloons and seven of the finest known 1780s New York colonial era copper coins will be displayed together for the first time in an educational exhibit hosted by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) at the American Numismatic Association 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money, […]
CCG launches Collectibles Authentication Guaranty (CAG); Armstrong Family Collection certified
CAG preserves the provenance of collectibles tied to prominent people, such as the first person to walk on the moon. The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) has launched its seventh member company: Collectibles Authentication Guaranty (CAG), an expert and impartial certification service that works directly with collectors, estates, artists, and museums to preserve the authenticity and […]
“Most beautifully toned gold coin” recovered with SS Central America treasure
“Supernova” Double Eagle will be publicly displayed for the first time at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia (July 23, 2018) — Named the “Supernova,” an 1857-S Double Eagle with unique, mind-blowing toning was among the thousands of U.S. and world gold coins recovered during the last sunken treasure mission to the fabled […]
NGC certifies unique “Mint cancelled” error coin
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, […]
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