WASHINGTON — The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the George Washington Presidential Silver Medal (product code S801) and the John Adams Presidential Silver Medal (product code S802) on August 16 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Both medals are priced at $39.95 each. The obverse (heads) of the George Washington Presidential Silver Medal features his portrait as […]
Mint to display three 1933 double eagles at ANA World’s Fair of Money
Display will include previously unknown piece Washington — The United States Mint announced today that it will display three of the nation’s 1933 double eagle gold coins in booth 218 at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia from August 14 to August 18. The display will feature two of the 10 […]
Bruce Smith to join Stack’s Bowers Galleries as Director of Client Placement and Acquisitions
Santa Ana, CA. — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that Bruce Smith, a 20-year veteran in numismatics, has joined the company and will be operating out of the firm’s Southern California headquarters. Throughout his career, Mr. Smith has focused on developing portfolios of noteworthy rare coin properties and precious metals for his clients. […]
Once obscure, American Civil War tokens now take the spotlight
In the early 1940s, young George J. Fuld was first bitten by the coin-collecting bug (as were many other Americans, during a boom in hobby interest that started in the Great Depression). His conversations with two collectors at the 1947 American Numismatic Association convention sparked a lifelong interest in an unusual and intriguing field: that […]
Meet your favorite Whitman Publishing authors at the 2018 ANA World’s Fair of Money
Whitman Publishing authors will meet and greet collectors and sign copies of their books at the Whitman booth, #236 (next to the U.S. Treasury Department display), at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money, August 15–18, 2017. The show is held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 1101 Arch Street in Philadelphia. Autograph sessions […]
The CCAC unanimously rejects the reverse designs submitted for the 2018 American Innovation $1 coin
Today’s public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) centered on the design of a dollar coin proposed to be the first minted under the American Innovation $1 Coin Act. The program’s coins are scheduled to share a common Statue of Liberty design on the obverse. The CCAC focused more on which of the […]
ACTF special exhibit of counterfeit coins, bars for public education
Homeland Security loans items to illustrate levels of deceptiveness, diversity The Industry Council for Tangible Assets’ (ICTA) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) will exhibit a five-case display of counterfeit coins, precious metals bars, and grading holders during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money from August 14-18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The […]
McDonald’s unveils limited edition MacCoin to celebrate 50 years of the Big Mac
The collectible MacCoin is the first fully food-backed global currency [Chicago, Illinois] [July 29, 2018] — To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac, McDonald’s unveiled the MacCoin, a limited edition global currency* backed by the internationally iconic Big Mac that fans across the world can get their hands on starting August 2 to share, collect or […]
Déjà vu all over again: American Innovation Dollar Coin Program
On July 10, legislation calling for the issuance of a new series of $1 coins that will honor American innovations and innovators was sent to President Trump to be signed into law — which he did Friday. The bill, H.R. 770 — the American Innovation $1 Coin Act — authorizes the issuance of four coins per year starting […]
“Most beautifully toned gold coin” recovered with SS Central America treasure
“Supernova” Double Eagle will be publicly displayed for the first time at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia (July 23, 2018) — Named the “Supernova,” an 1857-S Double Eagle with unique, mind-blowing toning was among the thousands of U.S. and world gold coins recovered during the last sunken treasure mission to the fabled […]
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