(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing is launching the new sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12, 2023. A small quantity will be sold at the show, with a limit of one copy per customer. Ten copies will […]
Bowers on Collecting: Among my favorites — Sacagawea “golden dollars”
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update This week I continue my comments on Sacagawea “golden dollars,” drawing from studies I made for a Whitman Publishing book, A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins 1971 to Date: A Complete History and Price Guide, a copy of […]
PCGS weekly update June 27, 2023
Recent Price Guide Updates MS Draped Bust Half Cents MS Classic Head Half Cents MS & PR Braided Hair Half Cents MS & PR Indian Cents MS Lincoln Cents (Wheat Reverse) PR Liberty Seated Quarters CoinFacts Narrative Update The 2022-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagles were struck by the U.S. Mint on June 1, 2022. Each […]
FUBAH coins: fouled up beyond all hope
Many coins fall into the FUBAH category, including ones with scratches or environmental damage; the most irritating ones are stained. These may seem like restoration candidates at PCGS or NGC. However, chances are they will be returned in their original ungrade-worthy condition because dipping — removing a thin layer of a coin’s surface — may […]
Million-dollar Revolutionary War hero’s gold medal goes on display
Brian Hendelson of Classic Coin Company loaned the only gold Comitia Americana medal in private hands for an exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) June 22, 2023 — A unique gold medal celebrating the Revolutionary War victory by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan over British Army forces in the 1781 […]
New third edition of Q. David Bowers’s Guide Book of Barber Silver Coinage will debut at the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money
(Pelham, Alabama)—Whitman Publishing will release the updated third edition of the Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins, by Q. David Bowers, in August 2023. The 400-page book is volume 20 in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references. It will debut at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12. After […]
PCGS weekly update June 20, 2023
Recent Price Guide Updates Liberty Cap Half Cents Braided Hair Cent Varieties Flying Eagle Cents MS & PR Two Cents PR Liberty Seated Dimes Indian Quarter Eagles CoinFacts Narrative Update The 2006-W $50 Reverse Proof Gold Eagles were only offered in a special three-piece gold coin set. The set contains a Mint State $50 Gold […]
“Profit of the Mind” — R.S. Yeoman on how to run a good coin show
Kenneth Bressett’s memoir A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book celebrates the life of his mentor, hobby legend Richard S. Yeo (known as R.S. Yeoman), and the longevity of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”), first published in 1946. The 352-page hardcover volume is available from bookstores and […]
The back story of Q. David Bowers’s new Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars
The seventh edition of Whitman Publishing’s best-selling Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, by Q. David Bowers, is on sale now, available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker discusses the new volume in the context of the hobby’s fascination with these historic coins. Ask collectors to rank the coins of […]
Q&A: What’s the story of the 2004 Wisconsin quarter “Extra Leaf” varieties?
The following is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers Q: What’s the story of the 2004 Wisconsin quarter “Extra Leaf” varieties? A: These are minting errors rather than design varieties. There are actually two distinct die flaw error varieties, resulting in what appear to be extra leaves on the ear of coin adjacent to […]
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