Coin Collecting News
A 1776 Continental Currency Dollar struck in pewter and a 1792 Half Disme will be featured exhibits at the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, held April 15 – 17, 2011 at the Santa Clara, California Convention Center. These two early American coins have a combined value of $750,000 and are displayed courtesy of [...]
The first-ever complete set of certified proof U.S. $3 gold coins will be publicly displayed during the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show in Sacramento, California, March 17 – 19, 2011. The set will be at the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) booth #1101. “This unprecedented 36-coin set was assembled over the past six years [...]
During the first two days of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo on February 3 and 4, 2011, Stacks-Bowers Numismatics will display the finest known 1792 half disme, graded NGC MS-68. The classic early American rarity was acquired in 2007 by the Cardinal Collection Education Foundation of Sunnyvale, California for $1.5 million. “This [...]
A 100-ounce gold nugget recently discovered in Northern California will be on public display at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, held from February 3-5, 2011. The display is courtesy of Fred Holabird and Don Kagin of Holabird-Kagin Americana of Reno, Nevada. They estimate the collector value of the gold nugget to be [...]
Rosie Rios, the Treasurer of the United States, will be available on Thursday, December 16, 2010 to autograph currency at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Treasurer Rios will sign currency on a first-come, first serve basis between 10:00 AM and 11:45 AM. The event is open and free to the public, with no reservations [...]
A collection of more than 100 historic Orange County California bank notes and a 34-ounce gold nugget from the collection of the late William (“Willie”) Pannier will be among the highlights of the pre-Long Beach Expo auction to be conducted by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins and Collectibles in Beverly Hills, California, January 31 – [...]
At the Grand Re-Opening celebration of Premier Coins & Collectibles in Delta Township on November 13, Lansing resident and nationally known precious metals expert Patrick A. Heller will present “Current Gold And Silver Profit Opportunities.” Heller, owner of Premier and of Liberty Coin Service in the Frandor Shopping Center promised that attendees will be the [...]
The Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo will be held Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21, 2010 in the Santa Clara California Convention Center, located at 5001 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, California. Open to the public, over 400 dealers will be buying and selling gold, rare coins, paper money, postage stamps, [...]
“Gold Vaults to New High,” the front-page headline article in today’s issue of The Wall Street Journal quotes Patrick A. Heller, owner of Liberty Coin Service and Premier Coins & Collectibles in Lansing, Michigan, and Coin Update contributor. When asked about how record high gold prices had affected his business, Heller was quoted that Liberty [...]
The only known 1943 Lincoln Cent mistakenly struck on a bronze planchet at the Denver Mint has been sold for a record price of $1.7 million by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey. The unique coin, not publicly known to exist until 1979, is graded PCGS MS64BN. The new owner is a Southwestern United States [...]
