The following was re-published from the “Bowers on Collecting” column A list of important or defining moments in American numismatics would be a long one, starting with the first coinage in our country in 1652. As to the aspects of collecting, watershed events, and related publicity, the list certainly includes these dates and happenings: 1858: […]
Stewart Blay Collections of Flying Eagle cents, Indian cents, Barber dimes realize almost $5 million
1856 & 1877 Pennies Sold for Over $300,000 Each; Countless Records Set (Irvine, California) — The Stewart Blay Collection continued to set records at GreatCollections earlier this month, with almost $5 million in final bids for the finest sets of Flying Eagle cents, Indian cents, and Barber dimes ever assembled. The coins were sold at […]
Bowers on Collecting: “With the ever-circling years comes round the Age of Gold.”
THE GILDED AGE The Gilded Age for the American $20 gold coin or double eagle began in 1849 when this new denomination was created, spawned by the discovery of gold on the American River in January 1848, which expanded to become a worldwide sensation. With the arrival of the Forty-Niners the next year and statehood […]
U.S. Mint sales report: week ending November 19, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending November 19, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2023 American Innovation $1 Coin Reverse Proof Set (23GC), which sold 33,467 units. In second place was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), with 5,464 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2023-S […]
Bowers on Collecting: a good way to hold gold
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Time flies, and it seems like only yesterday that I, with the help of Robert J. Galiette, created what turned out to be a very popular book: Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907: The Gilded Age of Coinage. That was back in 2013, […]
U.S. Mint sales report: week ending November 12, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending November 12, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2023-S Morgan and Peace Silver Tribute Dollar Reverse Proof Set (23XS), which sold 220,372 units. In second place was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), with 7,918 sold. The third best-selling item last week was […]
Rare $2,100 gold coin in Lamar University football coin flip
Historic coin made in 1923 when Lamar opened in Beaumont, Texas, is donated by benefactor Michael Fuljenz of Beaumont (Beaumont, Texas) November 14, 2023 — A century-old, rare gold coin will be used for the coin flip at the Lamar University (www.lamar.edu) football game against McNeese State University (www.mcneese.edu) in Beaumont, Texas, on Saturday, November […]
Bowers on Collecting: let’s go back to 1883!
The following was re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Apart from certain Morgan silver dollars, the most available issue of federal coins available in Mint State today is the 1883 Without CENTS Liberty Head nickel. In early 1883 there were perhaps 10,000 to 20,000 people who collected coins in a systematic […]
Q&A: is my Standing Liberty “No Stars Below Eagle” quarter a pattern coin?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition: Q: I have a 1917 quarter that does not have any stars below the eagle, and all of the other Liberty Standing quarters in my collection have three stars below the eagle. Is this a pattern coin? A: No, more than […]
2023 Morgan & Peace Dollar Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set (S) available November 9 at noon
Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) announced that the 2023 Morgan & Peace Dollar Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set (S) will be available at noon (EST) on November 9. The Morgan & Peace Dollar Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set contains one Morgan dollar coin and one Peace dollar coin minted at the United States Mint at […]
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