(Pelham, Alabama)—Whitman Publishing announces the release of two new volumes in its series of combination book-albums trademarked under the name Search & Save. Each new volume consists of a 96-page hardcover book bound with a Whitman Classic Coin Album page for storing and displaying a customized coin collection. The Search & Save volumes are intended […]
British Virgin Islands: Crown coin remembers centenary birth year of JFK
The Treasury of the British Virgin Islands have issued (17th May) a new crown coin that marks the centenary of John F. Kennedy’s birth. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was born in May 1917 in Massachusetts as the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, then a prominent Irish Catholic family. He spent […]
European dealer devises a clever contest using a fake coin
There’s a fake in the latest catalog of a respected auction house—and the owner knows it. Dr. Hubert Lanz, of the respected Munich coin company Numismatik Lanz, has long been a champion of collectors, whose many hazards include the issue of counterfeit coins. As Numismatik Lanz is celebrating its 70th year of operation, Dr. Lanz came […]
New, 3rd edition of MEGA RED features Great Depression hobo nickels
(Pelham, Alabama)—The third edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins) officially debuted at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 30, 2017, and now is available nationwide. Among the book’s special features is a nine-page full-color appendix on hobo nickels. A hobo nickel is a Buffalo […]
The SS Gairsoppa and the Great Silver Treasure
In his richly illustrated new book The SS Gairsoppa and the Great Silver Treasure, Q. David Bowers explores the cultural scene and political and military developments that led up to the Second World War. Bowers, one of America’s preeminent historians, starts with the aftermath of the world conflict of 1914 to 1918. He colorfully describes […]
The mother of the Father of Our Country: Mary Ball Washington
Sunday is Mother’s Day. In the world of U.S. coins and paper money, there’s not much to look at with respect to such a holiday. We do, however, have an extremely popular first president who has appeared on coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and nearly every kind of financial product that can be stamped or […]
Lord St. Oswald–Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar to feature in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ August 2017 ANA auction
(Santa Ana, Calif.)—Stack’s Bowers Galleries will be featuring the Lord St. Oswald–Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar as part of their August 2017 ANA World’s Fair of Money Auction in Denver, Colorado. This PCGS MS-64 example was last offered at public auction in the firm’s sale of the Norweb Collection nearly 30 years ago, in […]
2017-W American Buffalo gold Proof coins available May 11
The U.S. Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2017-W American Buffalo 1-ounce gold Proof coin (product code 17EL) at noon Eastern Time on May 11. The American Buffalo gold Proof coin was the first 24-karat gold Proof to be struck by the Mint. The obverse and reverse designs are based on James Earle Fraser’s original Indian […]
U.S. Mint Sales Report: Week ending May 7, 2017
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 7, 2017. The week saw the rollout of the 2017 America the Beautiful–Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 5-ounce Uncirculated coin (17AK), which went on sale May 2. The coin was the Mint’s best seller of the week, with 13,761 units sold. The next three […]
Grading Capped Bust half dollars
Grading Capped Bust half dollars is a challenge, especially to new hobbyists unaccustomed to the series, which ran from 1807 to 1839 and which continues to be popular because many of the dates are affordable and come with a large selection of die varieties (including overdate strikes). We’ll save overdates for a future column. This […]
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