NUMISMATIC AND COIN COLLECTING NEWS
LATEST HEADLINES
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Precious Metals Sep 13, 2019, 12 PM
Sales kick off for Reverse Proof 2019-W American Eagle palladium $25 coin
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US Coins Sep 13, 2019, 11 AM
Double-denomination mule error coin finds new home for $102,000
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US Coins Sep 13, 2019, 9 AM
Curved 2020 Basketball commemorative coins final designs unveiled
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Paper Money Sep 13, 2019, 9 AM
Inside Coin World: Finding railroad scrip at a local coin shop
NEWS AND INSIGHTS
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US Coins Sep 15, 2019, 9 AMUnited States Mint opening sales for 10-coin circulating quarters set
The U.S. Mint’s 10-coin America the Beautiful Quarters 2019 Circulating Coin set is scheduled to be offered to collectors beginning at noon Eastern Time Oct. 9. -
Paper Money Sep 15, 2019, 8 AMBank of Mexico issues new 200-peso bank note
Mexico's new 200-peso bank notes replace the depiction of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz with Miguel Hidalog y Costilla and Jose Morelos y Pavon. -
US Coins Sep 14, 2019, 9 AMSan Antonio Missions quarter dollar gets official U.S. Mint release
The U.S. Mint officially launched the 2019 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park quarter dollar in ceremonies Sept. 5 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. -
Precious Metals Sep 13, 2019, 12 PMSales kick off for Reverse Proof 2019-W American Eagle palladium $25 coin
The U.S. Mint sold almost a third of its maximum mintage of 30,000 Reverse Proof 2019-W American Eagle palladium $25 coins on Sept. 12, the first day they were offered (a week later than scheduled). -
US Coins Sep 13, 2019, 11 AMDouble-denomination mule error coin finds new home for $102,000
A dateless Philadelphia Mint double-denomination mule error $1.25 coin that sold at public auction Sept. 6 for $102,000 is the first example in years that won’t be headed into the collection of New Mexico collector Tommy Bolack. -
US Coins Sep 13, 2019, 9 AMCurved 2020 Basketball commemorative coins final designs unveiled
The approved designs for the three-coin 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coin program were unveiled Sept. 6 in Springfield, Massachusetts, in conjunction with enshrinement ceremonies for the 2019 Hall of Fame class. -
Paper Money Sep 13, 2019, 9 AMInside Coin World: Finding railroad scrip at a local coin shop
A 50-cent scrip note from a railroad that served the Confederate Army, intergenerational treasure boxes and a group of linked circulating counterfeit Morgan dollar are the themes of some of the columns in the newest issue of "Coin World." -
US Coins Sep 13, 2019, 9 AMWeek’s Most Read: Final 2019-W quarter release scheduled
The U.S. Mint’s remaining 2019 offerings, including the 2019-W Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness quarter dollar to be released Nov. 4, drew reader attention this past week. -
US Coins Sep 12, 2019, 3 PMThought Leaders Series: David Sundman of Littleton Coin Company
David Sundman, president of Littleton Coin Company, talks about growing up in the family business, what has kept them going for 75 years and some of his favorite coins to collect. -
US Coins Sep 12, 2019, 8 AMMarket Analysis: Best 1982 Lincoln, Small Date cent among ANA's unexpected treasures
The finest known 1982 Lincoln, Small Date cent, PCGS MS-69 red, one of just two in that grade, sold for $15,600 in Stack’s Bowers Galleries Rarities Night auction Aug. 15.
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San Francisco Mint enters coin production during Gold Rush era
