What’s the state of numismatic publishing today? Coin collectors are spoiled! Or at least it feels like we are when it comes to photographs in numismatic books, compared to fifteen or twenty years ago and more. Full color, high resolution, and visual perfection are the order of the day for 21st-century hobbyists. In Whitman Publishing […]
Specimen and Prooflike Canadian coins to receive Cameo and Deep Cameo designations from PCGS
Effective September 1, 2017, the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) will begin recognizing Cameo and Deep Cameo contrast on MS-60 and higher Canadian Specimen and Prooflike (PL) issues. According to Mike Sargent, director of World Coin Grading for PCGS, this move is being made in response to numerous inquiries and requests from the Canadian numismatic […]
Whitman Publishing releases expanded new edition of A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents
Whitman Publishing has released an expanded, updated second edition of its best-selling Guide Book of Lincoln Cents, a popular entry in the Bowers Series of numismatic titles. The book continues in the tradition of the Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars and other Bowers Series guides, now numbering more than two dozen volumes. The 320-page […]
The New Orleans Mint’s Liberty Quarter Eagles
Collecting gold coins of the United States can present the numismatist with a daunting task. Circulation coinage was produced in gold from 1794 to 1933, and the series is filled with rarities across all denominations. Many of these series consist of a large number of dates and mintmarks, as well as other varieties, and completion […]
Fourth and final coin in popular Beatrix Potter 2017 Collection now available for pre-order
The fourth and final release in the Beatrix Potter 2017 Collection features Benjamin Bunny and is now available for pre-order. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is distinct from Potter’s other four books given that the story was written entirely from scratch, unlike the aforementioned which were based on her own private letters. Benjamin Bunny’s tale […]
Whitman Publishing releases an overview of So-Called Dollars
(Pelham, Alabama) — The third edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins) includes a ten-page full-color appendix on So-Called Dollars, a class of nearly 800 different historical medals, many of them struck by the United States Mint. The section’s author, Jeff Shevlin, is a specialist in the […]
Bashlow’s satirical anti-Kennedy medal highlighted in The Kennedy World in Medallic Art
(Atlanta, Georgia) – In September 2014, Whitman Publishing introduced The Kennedy World in Medallic Art: John F. Kennedy and His Family in Medals, Coins, Tokens, and Other Collectibles, by William R. Rice. Rice is respected as a well-renowned Kennedy historian and his text shines a light on the more personal aspects of the life of […]
Testing the PCGS Restoration Service
This is one of my most expensive coins, in an old green holder tucked in my bank box, with surfaces that might justify a few higher points on the Sheldon 70-point scale. But it has unsightly toning, justifying the MS-61 grade. The eye appeal is substandard. Here’s the upside, however: If a lightly worn key date […]
Whitman Publishing wants your Roosevelt dimes
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing is looking for sharp, high-resolution photographs of Roosevelt dimes, 1946 to date, including die varieties, to illustrate the fourth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins). Hobbyists who share their photographs will be credited in the book’s acknowledgments. Billed as the “biggest, most […]
U.S. Mint opens sales for rolls and bags of Ellis Island quarters at noon today
The United States Mint will open sales for products featuring America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coins honoring Ellis Island starting on August 28 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The coin’s reverse design depicts an immigrant family approaching Ellis Island with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The hospital building can be seen in the background. […]
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