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Sales of World War I medals have already ended. Sales of Breast Cancer Awareness gold has only just begun. However, the answer is clear that in the first days of commemorative offers, silver medals are the winners. Buzz blogger Dave Harper won the Numismatic Literary Guild Award for Best Blog for the ...

Despite the television advertising claims of one bullion coin dealer, there are plenty of silver American Eagle coins to be had. Simultaneously, the overall business of coins remains slow, with more minus than plus signs being posted for retail values. Presently in the marketplace, we have seen a decline in ...

On the following day, the CAL quarter eagles were sent to Secretary Marcy; numismatic history had been made. As counterfeits exist of the CAL coinage, it needs to be mentioned that the letters were applied with a single punch, not three different ones. The letters must precisely match known genuine ...

For collectors of South American coins attending the New York International Numismatic Convention, Stack's Bowers provided not-to-be-missed occasions. The firm offered the once-in-a-lifetime Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins. “Superb,” “extraordinary,” “fabulous” … none of the ...

There is no doubt that the 1892 and 1893 Columbian Exposition commemorative half dollar has a unique place in numismatic history. Room exists for discussion on its title as the first United States commemorative coin. Certainly the 1848 “CAL” quarter eagle was a commemorative, but it did not follow the ...

Is there some movement in the scarce- to rare-date segment of the coin hobby? Let's get the magnifying glass out to see. There are some isolated bright spots due primarily to recent auction activity, but the coins that are realizing these optimistic prices are coins that have been off the market for years.

Last fall, the Royal Bank of Scotland released its new £10 note. The note's right face is dominated by a three-quarter profile of Mary Somerville. A public vote in 2016 to decide who should appear on the new RBS tenner saw Somerville easily beat out physicist James Clerk Maxwell and civil engineer ...

Georgia coin dealer Robert Oberth founded CDHCD in January 2017. You can contact the organization on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. You must be able to demonstrate you are a dealer or industry professional in order to join, as it is meant to be a self-help group rather than an organization ...

As with everything in the world, nothing remains the same. It was evident to those of us in the coin business that it had grown quite successfully in the fifties. More collectors had entered the field, once they weren't so intent on the events of World War II. Cultural phenomena like TV developed during this ...

When I show it to someone, the response is usually, “I've never seen this coin!” No kidding. This “Viewpoint” was written by Dennis Ranski a collector from Dearborn, Mich. To have your opinion considered for Viewpoint, write to David C. Harper, Editor, Numismatic News, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990.

The next move was to Lima, Ohio, where she was active in the local club and agreed to head up the project for the new ANA Intermediate Numismatic Correspondence Course with her husband. Then it was back to Maine and then on to New Jersey, all the while taking up more hobby roles. She was given ...

Those who hold themselves out to serve the public as coin dealers, either in stores, at shows, online, or however, have varying degrees of numismatic knowledge. Some are deeply experienced numismatists across a broad range of niches. Others are exceptionally knowledgeable on a narrow category of ...

We are in a buyer's market, a bull buyer's market. Many dealers will disagree since their retail sales volumes are down. One dealer attending the February show in Long Beach was thrilled he had a retail client who spent $20,000, while wholesale transactions surged. The U.S. Mint reported gold American ...

Collectors of Lincoln cents might feel as if they are flying under the radar of Chinese counterfeiters. However, there is more than one way to fake a rarity. Long before China got into the fakery business, added mintmarks were the scourge of the numismatic hobby. They apparently still are as Numismatic ...

Goldbergs' NYINC catalog was jam-packed with high-grade British rarities. Among them, one coin stood out: a 1663 silver pattern crown by Thomas Simon (S-3354A; ESC-429 (-72); KM-PnB33). Great British rarity: Thomas Simon's Petition crown that realized $649,000 at Goldbergs' NYINC sale in January.

Rounding out the board are Robert Brueggeman, executive director of the Professional Numismatists Guild; Larry Baber, treasurer of the American Numismatic Association, and Robert Harwell of Hancock & Harwell Rare Coins. ICTA's board of directors approved the formation of the new non-profit for the ...

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We are about to leave the only building I have known during my 40 years at Numismatic News. We are about to leave Iola, Wis., the place where Chet Krause founded this publication in 1952. Come April 9, our new location will be about a half hour drive down the highway in the neighboring community of ...

By the time you read this, I will have delivered my Money Talks program at the American Numismatic Association National Money Show in Irving, Texas. The title of my presentation is “Oops! A Lighthearted Review of Design Mistakes on Circulating U.S. Coins.” There have been several instances where ...

Former American Numismatic Association President Walt Ostromecki ran a youth and family treasure hunt to teach kids about numismatics. On Saturday there was a coin auction for children. They would bid on numismatic prizes with world paper money that the club had donated. Dealers said this was a ...

In general, currency prices seem a bit low, but some are a bit high, so I am reluctant to make a general prediction for the near future. The next big price indicator will be at the Central States show in late April. I got lucky at the FUN auction, however, and purchased a 1935A $1 S Star experimental at about ...

There was even an organization of former assay commissioners which met each year at the annual American Numismatic Association convention. One would think that the current Mint officials would be happy to see a resurrection of the Assay Commission. It would being a measure of public awareness of ...

Lots of them. There are 14- and 16-star dimes, and the 1796 quarter has 15 stars. The 1794 and 1796 halves have 16 stars, and the Gobrecht 1836 dollars has 26. The 1796-1807 $2.50 has 13 stars on each side, a variety of the 1804 had a 14-star reverse and the 1879 $4 stella had 13 on the obverse and ...

Stack's Bowers February Collectors Choice Numismatic Auction of U.S. Coins and U.S. Currency is now online at StacksBowers.com. The auction features over $500,000 of material and 75% of the lots are unreserved! The auction closes live with an auctioneer on their website or mobile App on February 28 ...

The American Numismatic Association's (ANA) National Money Show in Irving, Texas is quickly approaching and promises to be the country's premier coin show this spring. The convention takes place March 8-10 in Exhibit Hall A of the Irving Convention Center located at 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, ...

The Numismatic Stock Index of U.S. publicly traded numismatic-related businesses slid along with the stock market. As of Feb. 9, NSI-listed stocks were trading at 68.44 percent of their 52-week highs, which is down from 78.7 percent one month earlier, placing them at the same level as they were in May ...

“Our intention is not to separate tables, youth here and American Numismatic Association there, but to combine these and promote the hobby in a collaborative effort. My philosophy is that we rise and fall together so let's coordinate together. An old adage is a rising tide lifts all boats. Our objective is to ...

From fiscal year 2016 to 2017, numismatic sales dropped just 6.1 percent measured by units and 6.2 percent measured by revenue. That is far smaller than the drops in bullion revenues and circulation coinage seigniorage. Bullion revenue fell 33.9 percent in FY2017, profit by 80.3 percent. Circulating coin ...

The year 1960 was another exciting year for Ben, Norman and myself, as we all committed ourselves to a full dedication to Numismatics and each did his part to make the company grow. Benjamin and Norman Stack - Stack's Benjamin and Norman Stack of Stack's. Each of us had various responsibilities in ...

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) will be conducting an eight-hour seminar on “Numismatic Crime Investigations” at the ANA National Money Show March 8, 2018 in Irving, Texas. The class is being hosted by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and sponsors include Stack's ...

An auction conducted by the firm at the August 2012 American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money saw an example bring $158,625. What will the present one bring nearly six years later? And what will collectors do in response to the upcoming news flash? Stack's cites error expert Fred Weinberg ...

The year 1958 mirrored the increase in the numismatic hobby, and many new collectors entered the field. Our retail business continued to grow, and the value of the coins themselves grew higher and some new records were set. There was enthusiasm to complete the shorter sets, such as Two Cent pieces, ...

I am truly blessed to do what I love for a living. Every day is exciting, and most days I look forward to going to work. You never know what that next phone call will be about. My life as a coin dealer is like Antiques Road Show on a daily basis! You still have to run a business, which has its challenges, but in ...