Submit to NGC and PMG at the show and save on shipping! NGC and PMG will be accepting regular submissions for all service levels at the 2023 Summer FUN Show, in Orlando, Florida, from Thursday, July 13, through 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023. Cut-off time may change due to submission volumes. NGC representatives will be […]
Bowers on Collecting: Facts, fantasies, and opinions about the Bank of the United States
The following was re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories. These include Niles’ Weekly Register, launched in Baltimore in 1811, and continued for decades afterward. I skimmed every issue […]
PCGS banknote grades entire Kagin’s auction of 375 significant notes from the John J. Ford Colonial Currency Collection
The Significant Notes from the John J. Ford Colonial Currency Collection, Part 1, will be offered live online by Kagin’s Auctions on Saturday May 20, 2023, at 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT). The 145 lots constitute almost 40% of the entire 375 notes of the whole sale. The balance of the lots will be […]
Kellogg & Humbert ingot brings $138,000 in S.S. Central America sunken treasure auction
Holabird Western Americana Collections conducted the final auction of historic items recovered from the 1857 sinking of the legendary “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America, representing a time capsule of Gold Rush life (Reno, Nevada) March 8, 2023 — A nearly two-pound Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s gold ingot was among the highlights in the […]
Historic World War II “Short Snorter” display at ANA 2023 Phoenix National Money Show
Presidents, prime ministers, and notable military leaders signed banknotes in a collection assembled by a U.S. Air Force Major General. (Phoenix, Arizona) January 26, 2023 — Visitors to the American Numismatic Association 2023 National Money Show in Phoenix, Arizona, March 2-4, can see the unprecedented, 64-foot-long display of “short snorter” banknotes autographed by World War […]
Long Beach Expo kicks off as largest collectibles show on the west coast February 2-4, 2023
The Long Beach Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center in California has many events in store for collectors of coins, banknotes, sports memorabilia, and much more (Long Beach, California) — The largest and oldest collectibles show on the West Coast will unfold at the Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California, February 2-4, 2023. […]
United Kingdom: Bank of England unveils new banknote portrait of HM King Charles III
The Bank of England has unveiled (20th December) the obverse portrait of HM King Charles III which will be depicted on banknotes from 2024. The portrait of His Majesty shows him dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter with a greater portion of the collar and robes being included as the denomination […]
PCGS grades ultra-rare 1863 $20 Gold Certificate
(Santa Ana, California — November 21, 2022) — Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently graded one of the rarest and most important banknotes in United States history. The note, a Civil War-era 1863 $20 Gold Certificate, was submitted by Stack’s Bowers Galleries for grading through PCGS Banknote. “We are always excited to see notes of […]
Bowers on Collecting: Focus on 20-cent pieces
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update I continue to discuss topics proposed a few weeks ago by readers. Next up is this from Matt from Santa Rosa, California: When I read about the 20-cent coin that was issued by the Mint only between 1875 and 1878 I hear […]
Unique New Jersey $3 banknote surfaces from fabled S.S. Central America sunken treasure
Banknotes found in Purser’s safe and recovered treasure shipment boxes will be offered for the first time in December 3, 2022, auction (Reno, Nevada) October 31, 2022 — A unique $3 denomination note issued by a New Jersey bank is among a small number of banknotes that survived the 1857 sinking of the fabled “Ship […]
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