The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers Q: I have noticed that Canada, the United States, and Newfoundland have all issued 20-cent coins at one time or another. Can you shed any light on why this coin ever came into being and why it was never accepted? A: A 20-cent piece […]
New Whitman book explores the 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens
A new Whitman Publishing book, 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens, by Dr. Harvey B. Richer, will debut in July 2022 at the annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association, in Ottawa. The 160-page hardcover coffee-table volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and online (including at Whitman.com). Here, Whitman publisher Dennis […]
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 […]
Notes Published: Professionally bound Whitman Numismatic Journal sells for nearly three times its estimate
A few weeks ago I described a wonderfully bound (by Alan Grace) complete set of the Whitman Numismatic Journal, from the estate of numismatic writer, researcher, and Rittenhouse Society member Syd Martin. The books were auctioned April 30, 2022, by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Their pre-sale estimate was $750. After the auction premium, the […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 22, 2022
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 22, 2022. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2022-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (22RG), which sold 5,468 units. In second place was the 2021-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (21RG) with 1,455 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2021 one-ounce […]
CIT: Year of the Rabbit — Sweet Silver Rabbit
Description of the Coin One side features a crouching rabbit from the front, the right ear folded. The other side depicts the same crouching rabbit from the back, in a slightly deepened circle the coat of arms of the Bank of Mongolia; below in Cyrillic script is 1000 Togrog, and below in Latin script MONGOLIA […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse Gold Coins—Remember the Ladies
Abigail Adams. 2nd coin in the series. Mintage: 17,142 Burnished; 17,149 Proof. Designer: Joseph F. Menna (obverse); Thomas Cleveland (reverse). Sculptor: Joseph F. Menna (obverse); Phebe Hemphill (reverse). Composition: .9999 gold. Actual Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce. Diameter: 26.49 mm. Edge: Reeded. Mint: West Point. Issue Price: $410.95 (Burnished); $429.95 (Proof). Release Date: June 19, 2007. […]
1943/1942-S Lincoln cent discovered
Previously Known 1943-S Doubled Die Obverse Cent Discovered to Actually Be a 1943/1942-S Overdate About 45 years ago, collector Del Romines came into my office at Coin World’s Collectors Clearinghouse with two well-worn 1943-P nickels that he thought were 1943/2-P overdates. I thought that he might be right, so I took pictures of his coins, […]
Time to report fake California gold
Many auctioneers on HiBid, Proxibid, eBay, and other venues know I will call out fakes, replicas, souvenirs, and tokens when the seller lists them as California fractional gold coins. I wrote about this for Coin Update, most recently in July 2021, calling out this seller who lists this fake as being worth $1, 275. But […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: “So, what’s it worth?”
This installment of “From the Colonel’s Desk” comes from the pen of Col. John Riley, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (commissioned 1985), a longtime numismatist who hails from the Bluegrass State. Miss Manners would no doubt consider it crass to talk about the prices of our accumulated treasures. “Don’t be a clod,” she might say! […]
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