Today, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held a meeting to review and discuss designs for the upcoming 2021 American Liberty 24K gold coin and silver medal, the George Washington Crossing the Delaware River quarter, the 2021 U.S. Navy 2.5-ounce silver medal, and the 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial silver medal. Below […]
CAC coins bring premiums in September 2019
CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in the official auction at the Long Beach Expo in Los Angeles County, and in various public Internet sales during the month of September. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. In the official auction of the Long […]
Beth Deisher teaches families how to win “The Widow Game”
Beth Deisher’s Cash In Your Coins: Selling the Rare Coins You’ve Inherited has been released in a new third edition by Whitman Publishing. The 304-page volume is available online and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker recalls how the book came to be. Beth Deisher’s groundbreaking Cash In Your Coins […]
2019 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set on sale October 17
Washington — The 2019 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (product code 19RC) will be available for purchase beginning on October 17 at noon EDT. The set is priced at $149.95. The following eight Proof quality coins are included in the set: One American Silver Eagle one-ounce Proof coin Five America the Beautiful Quarters […]
United States Mint conducted sales launch event for 2019 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set
Philadelphia — United States Mint Director David J. Ryder delivered remarks and sold the ceremonial first American Innovation 2019 $1 Coin Proof Set today at the Mint facility located there. Director Ryder thanked the Mint employees whose combined efforts brought this coin set to market and stated that in producing this coin set “the men […]
NGC-certified 1776 Continental dollar a highlight of Heritage sale in Dallas
Heritage Auctions is offering the high-grade rarity in October 17-19 event. A 1776 Continental dollar graded NGC MS-65 is among the coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) that are expected to draw high bids at an October 2019 sale presented in Dallas by Heritage Auctions, the collectibles auction powerhouse. Two weeks before the sale, […]
In God We Trust: New Whitman Publishing book explores the Civil War and its effects on American money, banking, and religion
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of In God We Trust: The American Civil War, Money, Banking, and Religion, by numismatic researcher William Bierly. The 352-page hardcover book will debut in November 2019. It will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online, for $29.95. The national motto “In God We […]
All-time finest Morgan dollars set will be sold intact
(Woodland Hills, California) October 10, 2019 — The all-time finest collection of Morgan silver dollars that was publicly revealed for the first time earlier this year now is being offered for sale intact. Known as The Illinois Set, the collection is ranked all-time finest in five different circulation strike Morgan dollar categories in the popular […]
Reforming the commemorative coin process is an uphill battle
Many collectors of modern U.S. commemorative coins have for years lamented the quality of the designs of many recent issues and questioned the appropriateness of many of the themes commemorated on those coins. That has resulted in a sharply downward trend in sales, with the main exceptions being the two curved coin programs — the […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will meet on October 15
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at the United States Mint Headquarters, 801 9th St. NW, Second Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C. 20220. Agenda (subject to change): Review and discuss candidate designs for the 2021 American Liberty 24K gold […]
