My invitation for readers of Coin Update to send suggestions for future blogs drew a very nice response. So much so, in fact, that I have enough subjects for the rest of May and also for June. Mike C. from Tennessee sent this: The American Numismatic Society has existed long before the American Numismatic Association, […]
Q&A: Mercury dime Mint errors
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Can you explain what is meant by a 1942/41 dime? Is it a dime struck with a dual date? A: Two major “overdate” Mint errors exist for 1942, one from the Philadelphia Mint and one from the Denver Mint. Both were produced when production […]
Is it time to re-think the secondary coin market?
We ask a leading expert and industry leader about this very subject: Richard Lobel, owner/director of Coincraft London. As a leading voice in the field of the coin world’s secondary market, I had an opportunity to ask Richard Lobel, owner/director of Coincraft in London, what he believed the shape of the secondary market is currently […]
Bowers on collecting: Surprises in the marketplace
On April 17 to 19, 1980, the Central States Numismatic Society Convention was held in Lincoln, Nebraska, preceded by Professional Numismatists Guild Day on the 16th. The atmosphere was uncertain. Prices of gold and silver were down from their recent all-time highs, and everyone was waiting for the rise to continue, but it hadn’t happened. […]
Q&A: Which of the branch mints was the first to strike quarter dollars?
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Which of the branch mints was the first to strike quarter dollars? A: The New Orleans Mint began striking Liberty Seated quarter dollars in 1840. The San Francisco Mint followed in 1855. The only other mint to produce quarters, other than Denver, which first […]
Q&A with 2020 Red Book Senior Editor Jeff Garrett
Two weeks before National Coin Week on April 9, 2019, the 73rd edition of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins (colloquially referred to as the “Red Book”) is set to debut. The 73rd edition of the Red Book will elucidate a variety of new coin issues throughout 2018 and early 2019, in addition […]
A discussion with 2020 Red Book Editor Emeritus Ken Bressett
Two weeks before National Coin Week on April 9, 2019, the 73rd edition of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins (colloquially referred to as the “Red Book”) is set to debut. The 73rd edition of the Red Book will elucidate a variety of new coin issues throughout 2018 and early 2019, in addition […]
Q&A: Were some coins honoring George Washington issued in England?
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: I have been told that shortly after the American Revolution, a number of coins honoring George Washington were issued in England. Is this true? A: It should be remembered that the American Revolution was not without considerable sympathy in England, even among members of […]
Q&A: What is a specie?
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Jefferson and Hamilton favored the copper half cent as a coin useful to the poor. Who argued for the inclusion of a silver half dime among the early coinage denominations, and what was his argument? A: On September 28, 1790, Thomas Paine, political theorist […]
Q&A: Was the Roosevelt dime introduced in 1946 to commemorate the passing of the longest-serving president?
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: I have always held the opinion that the Roosevelt dime was introduced in 1946 to commemorate the passing from the scene of the president who had the longest tenure in the history of the country. Is this the accepted theory? A: Popularity is greatness […]
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