The United States Mint’s silver medals honoring American military service in World War I went on sale January 17, 2018. The ordering window was open until February 30, with the medals’ mintages to be determined by sales (with a maximum mintage of 100,000 across all five options, for the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and […]
Bowers on collecting: Changes for the American Numismatic Association
“Times are a’ changin,” as the old song goes. In numismatics, a number of things have impacted the hobby. The Internet has made communications instant. It is no longer “in” to go to an American Numismatic Association (ANA) or other convention to learn information. Such events remain desirable, but there are far fewer than there were […]
Three important special collections in Künker’s summer auctions, part two — German coins before 1871
Four catalogues present the material of the Künker summer auctions from June 18-21, 2018. Among others, the auction will entail the Genaert collection with coins from the Spanish Netherlands, the Popken collection with coins from the House of Welf, and the Gunther Wiegrebe collection with coins and medals from Lippe. In the previous article, we […]
The Civil War Token Society raises the bar with Patriotic Civil War Tokens, Sixth Edition
The Civil War Token Society has done it again! Demonstrating its role as a leader in independent numismatic publishing, the Society has recently issued the sixth edition of Patriotic Civil War Tokens. The new production updates the classic standard reference by George and Melvin Fuld, published first in 1960 by Whitman Publishing and penultimately in […]
Lunch with. . . Barry Sunshine
Welcome to the second installment of our series, “Lunch with. . .,” where we interview some of the most prolific authors and other noteworthy hobbyists in the field of numismatics — and satiate your appetite along with your hunger for knowledge! “Lunch with. . .” dives into the coinage-related aspects of some of the hobby’s […]
Three important special collections in Künker’s summer auctions, part one — the Genaert collection
Four catalogues present the material of the Künker summer auctions from June 18-21, 2018. Among others, the auction will entail the Genaert collection with coins from the Spanish Netherlands, the Popken collection with coins from the House of Welf, and the Gunther Wiegrebe collection with coins and medals from Lippe. As with every other year, […]
Bowers on collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — Thomas Jefferson
This week I give another overview of the coins issued during the administrations of various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of illustrations. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far exceed the space available. For that information see A Guide Book of United States Coins. […]
When Oxford was the capital of England
For a few years during the English Civil War, Oxford acted as the royal capital. This article presents an extremely fine “triple unit” of Charles I from this period of time, which will be put to auction in the upcoming Künker auction on June 21, 2018. The situation was too tempting: Germany was already in […]
U.S. Mint’s 2018 American Eagle One-Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin to be released May 24 at noon
On May 24, 2018, at 12 noon (ET), the Mint’s 2018 American Eagle One- Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin (18EG) will go on sale for $46.95. The coin is the Mint’s final product release for the month of May and possesses no mintage, product, or household order limits. Each coin bears the “W” mint mark of […]
Five-euro commemorative coin issued to mark 10 year anniversary of Malta’s adoption of the euro
The Central Bank of Malta issued a numismatic commemorative coin on May 9 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Malta’s adoption of the euro currency. This coin was struck by the Royal Dutch Mint in Brilliant Uncirculated cupro-nickel and has a limited mintage of just 2,000. The coin weighs 15.5 grams and has a diameter […]
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