LATEST HEADLINES
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World Coins Jan 23, 2022, 10 AM
Barbados issues ‘Blue Marble’ $5 coin with meteorite
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Paper Money Jan 23, 2022, 8 AM
South Carolina offers Civil War era notes in sealed-bid auction
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World Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AM
Canada issues gold $100 coin marking Alexander Graham Bell centennial
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US Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AM
Mint starts sales for Polk silver medal Feb. 14
NEWS AND INSIGHTS
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Paper Money Jan 24, 2022, 8 AMCanada narrows its $5 note candidates to eight finalists
With an emphasis on diversity, an advisory council narrowed the choices among potential subjects for Canada's next $5 note to eight candidates, from which the minister of finance will chose one. -
US Coins Jan 24, 2022, 7 AMMonday Morning Brief for Jan. 24, 2022: Memo to the Mint
Ventris C. Gibson, currently acting Mint director and now nominated to a full five-year term as the 40th director of the Mint, has an opportunity to repair relationships with Mint customers. -
US Coins Jan 23, 2022, 10 AMKey Morgan dollar offered in Heritage February Long Beach sale
Top quality Morgan dollars to be offered in an upcoming Heritage auction in Dallas will be available for viewing as part of the Feb. 15 to 19 Long Beach Expo in California. -
World Coins Jan 23, 2022, 10 AMBarbados issues ‘Blue Marble’ $5 coin with meteorite
A 2022 3-ounce silver coin issued by Barbados includes an imbedded genuine chondrite meteorite and is uniquely shaped to offer great appeal, with a limited mintage of only 999 pieces. -
Paper Money Jan 23, 2022, 8 AMSouth Carolina offers Civil War era notes in sealed-bid auction
More than 3,000 pieces of deaccessioned Confederate currency, all issued on Feb. 17, 1864, will be sold by the South Carolina Archives & History Center on the anniversary of issue. -
World Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AMCanada issues gold $100 coin marking Alexander Graham Bell centennial
The Royal Canadian Mint offers a Proof 2022 .999 fine gold $100 coin to mark the centennial of the passing of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who resided in Canada for many years. -
US Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AMMint starts sales for Polk silver medal Feb. 14
The United States Mint continues its silver medal program honoring U.S. presidents with the latest offering, depicting James K. Polk, available on Feb. 14. -
US Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AM2022 Native American coins available from Mint in February
Rolls, bags and boxes of circulation-quality 2022 Native American dollars made at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints will become available from the U.S. Mint on Feb. 9. -
US Coins Jan 21, 2022, 9 AMWeek's Most Read: Watch for new quarters
The American Women quarter dollars program is getting noticed with the distribution of the circulating coins and the upcoming sale of a five-coin Proof set on the Mint schedule. -
US Coins Jan 20, 2022, 11 AMMarket Analysis: Coins struck on the wrong planchets
An unusual wrong planchet error, an 1866 Shield 2-cent coin on an Indian Head cent planchet, sold for $18,000 in Heritage's January online sale, as did a 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar on a quarter planchet.
AUCTION LIBRARY
Browse our wide-ranging collection of auction catalogs previewing the rare coin and paper money lots being offered at upcoming sales. Auctions range from smaller, one-day sales as well as those associated with multi-night auctions during major numismatic
conventions.
On November 30, 2021, Nomos AG in Zürich, Switzerland will feature a very select group of 364 lots of ancient Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and early modern coins, as well as some fine 16th-18th century medals. The ancient coins are replete with
wonderful provenances such as Gillet, Jameson, Niggeler, Pozzi, de Sartiges, Benson as well as some of the great auctions from the early 20th centrury. Noteworthy is a wonderful collection of exceptional gold coins from the Greek and Roman
periods. In addition, medals from the 16th through 18th century, end the sale. This latter group includes a private collection of Dutch 17th century engraved medals of exceptional rarity many being unique.
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Coin History
What is the Saddle Ridge Hoard and why was it such big news?
San Francisco Mint enters coin production during Gold Rush era
