Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction to Be Held as Scheduled in California. (Baltimore, Maryland) — On Thursday, March 12, under a state of emergency declared by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, the Baltimore Convention Center suspended operations and activities in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo, previously scheduled for March 19–21 […]
Bowers on collecting: The advantages of the Internet
Today, in the time of the coronavirus, we can all be thankful for the Internet, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. While nothing equals the excitement of attending an auction or convention in person, if this is not possible, participation in virtual reality from the keyboard of your computer comes in a strong second. Most of […]
March 10, 2020, CCAC meeting: Barbara Bush Gold Coin and Bronze Medal Program
Today, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held its first of two teleconference meetings to review and discuss designs for the upcoming Barbara Bush Gold Coin and Bronze Medal Program and designs for the 2021 American Innovation $1 Coin Program. Below are the various proposed obverse and reverse designs for the […]
Bill Fivaz: Open letter to the Mint
The following is a copy of a “Letter to the Editor” of Coin World I wrote back on November 23, 2015. I never heard back from the Mint director on any of my correspondence: Open Letter to the Mint I have, upon at least two occasions, sent a recommendation to the Mint regarding a more […]
Update: Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee to meet by teleconference March 10-11
In accordance with recommended precautions regarding the coronavirus, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will now hold a two-day public meeting by teleconference on March 10-11, 2020. The March 10th session will run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EDT), and the March 11th session will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT) to […]
Mint to release 2020 American Gold Eagle Proof Four-Coin Set on March 19
On March 19, 2020, the Mint will release the 2020 American Gold Eagle Proof Four-Coin Set (20EF). The set contains four differently sized 22-karat gold coins featuring the classic Lady Liberty design. American Gold Eagle Proof coins are the collector variant of the United States Mint American Gold Eagle bullion coins. The set contains no […]
Bowers on collecting: Social news of a century ago
The November 1919 issue of The Numismatist told of the annual convention of the American Numismatic Association held at Philadelphia from October 4 through the 8th. Included was “The Social Side of the Convention,” which told this: The automobile ride to Valley Forge on Sunday afternoon was one of the most enjoyable features on the […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee meets March 10-11
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting on March 10-11, 2020, at the United States Mint Headquarters, 801 9th St. NW, Second Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C. 20220. The March 10 session will run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EDT), and the March 11 session will run from 9:00 […]
Q&A: What is private gold?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: What is meant by the term “Private Gold?” A: In a simpler time—before the railroads bound the disparate parts of the country into a united whole—much of the country was separated from the financial centers of the East by formidable barriers of distance […]
High-value “cherrypicker” coins take the stage at the ANA National Money Show
Bill Fivaz, coauthor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, and Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing, along with Whitman Associate Editor Brandon Hall, spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Atlanta. They gave an overview of today’s cherrypicking […]
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