CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in auctions in California and Internet sales during September. Here are 10 examples which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. On September 3, in Los Angeles, the Goldbergs auctioned a CAC-approved MS-66 grade 1955-D quarter for $168. Certified MS-66 1955-D quarters that […]
Major Barber exhibits and lectures planned for October 2018 Baltimore Expo
(Baltimore, Maryland) — The Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo will feature two groundbreaking new exhibits and lectures on personal artifacts from the family of U.S. Mint chief engravers William Barber and Charles E. Barber. The Expo is open to the public and runs from Thursday to Sunday, October 25–28, 2018, at the Baltimore Convention […]
Stack’s Bowers to offer near Mint 1783 Chalmers threepence at October 2018 Whitman Baltimore Expo auction
Annapolis, Maryland silversmith John Chalmers produced silver threepence, sixpence, and shillings, the dies for which seem to have been engraved by Thomas Sparrow, who also engraved plates for Maryland paper currency. The Chalmers pieces were produced in Annapolis at the corner of Fleet and Cornhill streets. Judging by the number of examples extant, the shilling […]
Rare countermarked 1786 “Baby Head” Vermont copper at the Stack’s Bowers Official Auction of the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo
One of the most significant offerings in the Stack’s Bowers October 2018 Baltimore Auction is a 1786 Ryder-9 Vermont copper countermarked in a manner most familiar to collectors of regulated gold. This piece is a delightful representative of the popular Baby Head variety, offering glossy surfaces and bold definition to each side. The reverse is rotated 90 […]
Lunch with. . . David Fanning
Welcome to the third installment of our series, “Lunch with. . .,” where we interview some of the most prolific authors, collectors, 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 […]
Legend’s Regency Auction 28 presents major opportunities for collectors
Firm’s second two-day auction focuses on quality rarities, with one session focused solely on half dollars. (Lincroft, NJ)—Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to announce the 28th Regency Auction, the second auction in the firm’s history that required two sessions to present the wide variety of important, historic, and rare coins. Like the firm’s May […]
Q&A: Why are there less Mint error coins in circulation now?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Having been a casual collector for many years, I am puzzled by the fact that minting errors that seemed to have been in plentiful supply 20 to 25 years ago are today typically priced near or just above the three-digit level. Why is […]
Bowers on collecting: The rise of mint mark collecting
Today in 2018 the collecting of United States coins is done by dates and mint marks. As you no doubt already know, the first three mints were opened in 1838: Charlotte, North Carolina (mintmark C); Dahlonega, Georgia (D); and New Orleans, Louisiana (O). All three mints were closed in early 1861 when the Confederate States […]
Red Book recollections: Ron Guth
Coin Update continues its series dedicated to reflecting on the long history of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book, now in its 72nd edition. “Red Book Recollections” features personal reflections written by Red Book contributors, collectors, and others with the aim of providing different perspectives on the […]
Bowers on collecting: The Pine Tree shilling — America’s most famous coin?
Quite a few years ago—it was probably in the 1960s or early 1970s—I asked several people what coin they would pick as their favorite from colonial times to the present. Kenneth Bressett, who later became editor of the Guide Book, picked the 1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree shilling. Louis E. Eliasberg, the only person to ever […]
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