My invitation for readers of Coin Update to send suggestions for future blogs drew a very nice response. So much so, in fact, that I have enough subjects for the rest of May and also for June. Mike C. from Tennessee sent this: The American Numismatic Society has existed long before the American Numismatic Association, […]
CAC coins bring premiums in April 2019
In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of April, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in a live auction near Chicago. Here are 10 examples which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. On April 7, GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved VF-25 1815 quarter for $956.25. […]
Q&A: Mercury dime Mint errors
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Can you explain what is meant by a 1942/41 dime? Is it a dime struck with a dual date? A: Two major “overdate” Mint errors exist for 1942, one from the Philadelphia Mint and one from the Denver Mint. Both were produced when production […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 5, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 5, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019 Silver Proof Set (19RH), which sold 21,730 units. In second place was the 2019 Kennedy Half Dollar, Two-Roll Set (19KB), which sold 11,561 units. The third best-selling item this week was the 2019 Proof […]
U.S. Mint and Royal Australian Mint partner on Apollo 11 50th anniversary coins
On January 10, U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder and the CEO of the Royal Australian Mint (RAM), Ross MacDiarmid, announced that their two mints would collaborate on a limited edition two-coin Proof set that would include a 2019-S U.S. Apollo 11 clad half dollar and a one-ounce silver $5 Proof Australian coin unique to […]
Bowers on collecting: You are invited!
For this week’s message, I turn to you. I invite you to submit questions or subjects you would like me to address in this column. They can be on any aspect of American numismatics from Massachusetts silver to the latest America the Beautiful quarters — coins, tokens, medals, or paper money. To do this, contact […]
Whitman Publishing holds Cherrypickers’ Guide editorial summit in Chattanooga
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) — An editorial summit was convened in Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 1 and 2, 2019, to plan the sixth edition, volume II, of Whitman Publishing’s Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. The meeting laid out a comprehensive plan for updating the volume, which covers die varieties of U.S. coins from […]
Red Book recollections: Denis Loring
Coin Update continues its series dedicated to reflecting on the long history of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book. On April 9, the highly anticipated 73rd edition of the Red Book debuted. “Red Book Recollections” features personal reflections written by Red Book contributors, collectors, and others with […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending April 28, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending April 28, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019 Silver Proof Set (19RH), which sold 16,856 units. In second place was the 2019 American Buffalo one-ounce gold Proof coin (19EL), which sold 5,160 units. The third best-selling item this week was the 2019 […]
Bowers on collecting: Enjoying numismatics
I enjoy coins, tokens, medals, and paper money in actuality — buying, selling, studying. Equally, if not more so, I enjoy coin people, events, and the community of numismatics. My life has been enhanced immeasurably. In this vein, I share comments made by Arthur B. Coover 111 years ago in The Numismatist in September 1908: […]
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