The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update The most famous of Jefferson nickel “rarities” is the 1950-D. More excitement and hoopla have surrounded this particular coin than any other in the series. In early 1951, when Mint reports seemed to indicate that a very rare nickel had been […]
Bowers on Collecting: An appreciation of Standing Liberty quarters (1916-1930)
The following is a re-post from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update Numismatists have admired the Standing Liberty quarter, designed by Hermon A. MacNeil, since it was first made in 1916. Only 52,000 of this design were minted in the first year, leading it to become the rarest in the series. The obverse […]
Bowers on Collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — George Washington
The following is a re-post from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update This week I start a new series: An overview of the various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of coins minted during their administration. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far […]
Bowers on Collecting: Franklin half dollars 1948-1963
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” series on Coin Update Are you looking for a series of coins to complete in, say, MS-65 grade that is interesting and affordable? If you do, you might want to consider Franklin half dollars. The PCGS Price Guide advises that a full set of dates and […]
Bowers on Collecting: The famous 1794 silver dollar
Overview The 1794 silver dollar is one of my favorite coins. There are about 135 or so known, the exact number being indeterminable due to many not being illustrated in catalogs of years ago and as the same coin can be offered multiple times. Over the years I have probably bought and sold 1794 dollars […]
Bowers on Collecting: The fascinating 1903-O silver dollar
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update As readers of my writings know well, I enjoy coins that have stories. Every collection has room for a 1909 V.D.B. Lincoln cent and an 1883 Liberty Head nickel without cents. They are common and inexpensive, including in high grades. For […]
Bowers on Collecting: Collecting Liberty Seated quarters
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Collecting United States coins by mintmark varieties did not become popular until the publication in 1893 of Augustus G. Heaton’s Treatise on Mint Marks. This monograph listed various “causes of attractiveness” of mintmarks and spurred interest in them. As unusual as […]
Bowers on Collecting: Silver dollars in 1955 and 1956
The following is a re-post from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update The following is from the manuscript of the autobiography I have been working on for quite a few years. Today it is fascinating to review the past, such as my spending Gem 1928 Peace dollars because I had too many of […]
Bowers on collecting: Harvesting Wheat pennies 1909-1958
The following is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’ “Bowers on Collecting” series from Coin Update I was on a train traveling from Chicago to Phoenix in December 1958 when I read a newspaper account that the familiar wheat-stalk reverse design of the Lincoln cent would be changed to depict the Lincoln Memorial. There was […]
Bowers on Collecting: A good way to hold gold
The following is a re-post from Q. David Bowers’ “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update. Time flies, and it seems like only yesterday that I with the help of Robert J. Galiette created what turned out to be a very popular book: Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907: The Gilded Age of Coinage. That was back […]
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