In addition to realizing impressive prices in Internet sales during the month of September, CAC-approved coins fared well in a live auction in Dallas County (TX). Here are 10 examples that were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. While CAC has been approving the grades of acceptable PCGS or […]
NCS Conservation: golden opportunity
Three gold coins seize the chance to grade well with NGC. Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) uses a variety of proprietary techniques to remove harmful surface contaminants, stabilize and protect a coin’s surfaces, and, in many cases, improve a coin’s eye appeal. After coins are conserved by NCS, they are seamlessly transferred to Numismatic Guaranty Company […]
PCGS weekly update October 3, 2023
Recent Price Guide Updates Flowing Hair large cents MS & PR two cents MS & PR Barber half dollars MS & PR Walking Liberty half dollars MS Platinum Eagles CoinFacts Narrative Update The 2016-W Standing Liberty quarter struck in gold was originally released on September 8, 2016. Each coin contains one-quarter ounce of 24-karat gold. […]
Caesar coins every hobbyist should own
Gaius Julius Caesar, one of history’s most celebrated generals and politicians, was stabbed 23 times in a plot to save the Republic from his authoritarian rule. His detractors feared he would rule for life and elevate his status to that of a god. Those fears were exacerbated when his portrait appeared on coins, including this […]
Bowers on Collecting: Let’s go back to the Melish sale in 1956
The following is reposted from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update In April 1956, all of the leading dealers headed for the Central States Numismatic Society convention held that year in Indianapolis. Among other attractions, besides the dynamic market, Abe Kosoff announced he would be selling the Thomas G. Melish Collection. Although it […]
Bowers on Collecting: hobby versus industry
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Recently, I have been going through old Coin World columns and other items in connection with writing my autobiography. I came across this, published in Coin World in June 1995 (if you don’t subscribe to this newspaper, you should; plus, you might […]
PCGS weekly update September 26, 2023
Recent Price Guide Updates MS & PR Lincoln Cents (Wheat Reverse) MS Barber Quarters Indian Half Eagles Indian Eagles California Fractional Gold CoinFacts Narrative Update The $5 1992 1/10-ounce Proof American Gold Eagle was well-struck overall. Examples mostly grade in the PR-68DCAM to PR-69DCAM range, with fewer examples grading at the PR-70DCAM threshold. Read more. PCGS […]
Auction basics: Know service terms before placing a bid
Sheena Wallace of Stagecoach Auctions, one of my long-time favorite auctioneers, asked me a fundamental question in a recent discussion about issues in online coin auctions, wondering whether new hobbyists really understood bidding basics. I wrote about this in 2012, and recommended these practices, some of which are still valid today: 1. Always read the […]
Superb Franklin and Kennedy halves on cover of new book in September 21 Auction
Rare Collectibles TV offers coins from Whitman Publishing’s just-released A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars 4th Edition by Rick Tomaska (Los Angeles, California) September 18, 2023 — Four superb-quality Franklin and Kennedy silver half dollars featured on the front cover of a new reference book will be offered in a live television […]
St. James’s offers newly discovered 1793 cent, now certified by NGC
A U.S. rarity dating back to the early days of the U.S. Mint leads the way in a September sale. A newly discovered U.S. rarity dating back to the beginning of United States coinage is among hundreds of coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) that are being offered in a St. James’s Auctions sale. […]
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