The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Can you account for the upsurge of interest in recent years in mint errors? A: Major mint errors—overdates, off-center strikes, and multiple strikes—have long been of great interest to most collectors. Some of the more significant mint errors—die breaks, double dates, and clipped […]
S.S. Central America sunken treasure gold dust now in grand format, certified five-ounce holders
This press release has been updated from its original version. California Gold Rush gold dust housed in elegant PCGS holders August 29, 2019 — Historic sunken gold treasure, initially discovered by 49ers during the heydays of the California Gold Rush and untouched in the miners’ goldfield packets for more than 160 years, is now available […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries sets record for most valuable modern U.S. coin
Santa Ana, California (August 28, 2019) — The Stack’s Bowers Galleries official auction of the 2019 ANA World’s Fair of Money set several records for United States coinage earlier this month in Rosemont, Illinois. Among these was lot 5231 of their Rarities Night session, a 1964 Kennedy half dollar produced as part of an unreported Special Mint […]
Revisit the Mint’s 1990 U.S. Coast Guard Bicentennial bronze medal on August 4
On August 4, 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who lobbied the First Congress to fund the construction of 10 cutters. This small fleet eventually became the United States Revenue Cutter Service, and until 1798, these cutters were the only naval force in operation during the early […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to display the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation tribute to Benjamin Franklin’s Libertas Americana medal
Santa Ana, CA (July 23, 2019) — At the upcoming American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money Convention in Rosemont, Illinois, August 13-18, Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce it will have at their bourse table 1005 an incredible display assembled by the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation that is centered around one of the […]
28 years later: The 1991 Korean War Memorial silver dollar
66 years ago, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, Jr. and North Korean General Nam Il. While the agreement called for a “complete cessation of hostilities,” it was not a final agreement of peace between the powers involved, and tensions have frequently oscillated in the following 66 years. […]
The U.S. Mint and NASA celebrate decades of coins and space
The following is an Inside the Mint feature courtesy of the U.S. Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications What’s been to Mars, the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Kuiper Belt? The answer may surprise you — U.S. coins. Our coins have journeyed across space and witnessed historic moments in space exploration. The […]
NCS conservation highlights
Here are a few NCS conservation highlights from July. Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) uses a variety of proprietary techniques to remove harmful surface contaminants, stabilize and protect a coin’s surfaces and, in many cases, improve a coin’s eye appeal. After coins are conserved by NCS, they are seamlessly transferred to Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), an […]
Numismatic issues to ponder on Independence Day
When it comes to Independence Day, there is no shortage of coin or medallic issues that could potentially be discussed. However, for the sake of timeliness, I will focus my discussion on some of the bicentennial issues that came out in the mid-1970s. In 2019 we are situated roughly at the midpoint between the bicentennial, […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to showcase the famous 1894-S dime in their auction at the ANA World’s Fair of Money, August 15, 2019
Santa Ana, CA — Of all great American coin rarities, the 1894-S dime stands high in the front rank. The appearance of one in the marketplace is always a cause for excitement. Over a long period of years, Stack’s Bowers Galleries has offered several, always to excitement and acclaim. Now comes another — a coin […]
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