They include a rare Specimen and 18 coins that earned NGC’s coveted Star Designation. Dozens of stunning classic silver commemoratives certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) are being offered this month by online auction house GreatCollections. The coins are from the impressive collection of former NFL star Gregg Bingham. Depending on the lot, bidding ends […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: Token roundup—tracking the “Kentucky cent” at auction
One year ago this week, in this column, we took a look at the famous 18th-century copper pieces popularly known as Kentucky tokens or Kentucky cents. (See “Kentucky on Top of the World (or at least the United States),” June 10, 2021.) These interesting half-dollar-sized tokens were minted in England not long after the Revolutionary […]
Bowers on Collecting: Adventures with the 1950-D Jefferson nickel (or “a rarity” that proved not to be rare)
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update The most famous of Jefferson nickel “rarities” is the 1950-D. More excitement and hoopla have surrounded this particular coin than any other in the series. In early 1951, when Mint reports seemed to indicate that a very rare nickel had been […]
Two NGC-certified vintage U.S. coins offered by GreatCollections could sell for over $100,000
The online auction house is offering two highly valuable U.S. gold coins graded by NGC. GreatCollections is showcasing two of the great gold rarities in U.S. numismatics: An 1879 Flowing Hair Stella and a 1915-S Panama-Pacific Round $50 commemorative. Certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), each coin could realize over $100,000. The 1879 Flowing Hair $4 […]
Bowers on Collecting: An appreciation of Standing Liberty quarters (1916-1930)
The following is a re-post from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update Numismatists have admired the Standing Liberty quarter, designed by Hermon A. MacNeil, since it was first made in 1916. Only 52,000 of this design were minted in the first year, leading it to become the rarest in the series. The obverse […]
1943/1942-S Lincoln cent discovered
Previously Known 1943-S Doubled Die Obverse Cent Discovered to Actually Be a 1943/1942-S Overdate About 45 years ago, collector Del Romines came into my office at Coin World’s Collectors Clearinghouse with two well-worn 1943-P nickels that he thought were 1943/2-P overdates. I thought that he might be right, so I took pictures of his coins, […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: “So, what’s it worth?”
This installment of “From the Colonel’s Desk” comes from the pen of Col. John Riley, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (commissioned 1985), a longtime numismatist who hails from the Bluegrass State. Miss Manners would no doubt consider it crass to talk about the prices of our accumulated treasures. “Don’t be a clod,” she might say! […]
CAC coins bring premiums in April
In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of April, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins on average in live auctions in Costa Mesa, California, and Schaumburg, Illinois. Here are a dozen examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed. On April 5, in consecutive […]
The shipwreck effect: How NGC grades coins recovered from the sea
Earlier in 2022, NGC-graded coins from the last unopened cargo recovered from the S.S. Central America — the coins were in remarkable condition, but how? Look closely at a coin that has been recovered from the sea, and you might see damage caused by saltwater. Or you might not. The effect that saltwater has on […]
Full set of 1941 Panama notes to be offered in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries June Collectors Choice Online Auction
Costa Mesa, CA (May 6, 2022) — Stack’s Bowers Galleries will offer a full set of the 1941 Panama Arias series in their upcoming June Collectors Choice Online Auction. Individually the notes have realized historic prices since the pandemic began, with multiple higher-grade examples all bringing five-figure sums, in many cases more than $40,000. The […]
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