• Noonans lifesaving medals
    Jun 9, 2025, 12:09 PM

    Life-saving medals provide highlight of Noonans sale

    by Larry Jewett
    Noonans offered two examples, one in gold and one in silver, of a rare lifesaving medal awarded in connection with efforts to rescue survivors of an 1875 shipwreck.

  • Clark Gruber Pikes Peak gold
    Jun 4, 2025, 19:41 PM

    Special collection of Colorado coins and notes

    by Larry Jewett
    A variety of territorial gold coins and national bank notes that center on Colorado are being offered in a series of sales by GreatCollections with many of the items among the finest known.

  • Mitchell South Dakota note
    Mar 11, 2025, 17:00 PM

    Numerous historic notes in Archives International Auction 100

    by Kevin Harper
    The vast selection in Archives International Auctions' Auction 100 on March 26 includes a number of items that could interest nearly any collector of paper money, related items or documents.

  • Paul McCartney coins from Royal Mint
    Feb 23, 2025, 09:00 AM

    Stack’s Bowers plans special sale of McCartney coins

    by Larry Jewett
    March 19 will be circled on the calendars of Paul McCartney fans and anyone seeking 5-kilogram silver and gold coins, as Stack's Bowers teams with the Royal Mint to auction five special coins.

  • Stack
    Feb 7, 2025, 09:00 AM

    A-Mark acquires Spectrum Group, parent of Stack’s Bowers

    by Larry Jewett
    Stack’s Bowers Galleries has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by A-Mark Precious Metals with the merger expected to be approved within 30 days.

  • 1876 India grain token
    Jan 9, 2025, 17:00 PM

    Rare bronze grain token from India in Album sale

    by Jeff Starck
    An 1876 token tells the story of a famine period in India, and a rare example of the uniface bronze token is part of the upcoming sale by Stephen Album Rare Coins.

  • Stack
    Jan 3, 2025, 09:00 AM

    Stack’s Bowers last U.S. paper money sale of 2024

    by Kevin Harper
    Buyers looking for high denomination U.S. notes found quality examples in the final currency sale of 2024 by Stack's Bowers Galleries, with $500 and $1,000 notes achieving top prices.

  • 1860 Proof Indian Head gold dollar
    Dec 13, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Proof Indian Head dollars

    by Steve Roach
    Some great examples of Proof Indian Head gold dollars were included in a recent sale by Stack's Bowers from the famous "Chapman Set."

  • 1921 and 1922 Peace dollar errors
    Dec 9, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Significant errors on Peace dollars

    by Steve Roach
    Early issue Peace dollars with errors were part of a November sale by Stack's Bowers Galleries that gave error collectors a chance to add a significant coin to their collections.

  • 1887 Morgan dollar error
    Dec 8, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: 1887 Morgan dollar error

    by Steve Roach
    An 1887 Morgan dollar recently sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries displayed a pair of error types that helped drive the final selling price to $78,000.

  • 1856 Flying Eagle cent
    Dec 7, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Record-setting Flying Eagle cent sold at Heritage

    by Steve Roach
    A record sale price was set for the 1856 Flying Eagle cent when an example graded Proof 67+ sold for $312,000 in a Heritage auction.

  • 1949 Cuba 20-centavo
    Dec 6, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Double struck error from Cuba

    by Steve Roach
    Heritage Auctions recently offered a double-struck 1949 20-centavo coin from Cuba that sold for $7,800, a good indication of the popularity of error coins worldwide.

  • Baldwin 1850 gold $10
    Dec 2, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Gold coins break million-dollar mark

    by Steve Roach
    Bidders saw opportunity when Stack's Bowers offered some very nice examples of scarce gold coins, and they drove bidding above the million dollar mark for the final sale prices.

  • 1870-CC and 1924-S double eagles
    Dec 1, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Quality gold double eagles in December Heritage auctions

    by Steve Roach
    Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 12 to 15 U.S. Coins Signature auction will be generating plenty of attention with star attractions including high-grade $20 double eagles desired by collectors.

  • Gold ingot
    Nov 30, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: U.S. Assay Office 400+ ounce gold ingot

    by Steve Roach
    While a Stack's Bowers lot featuring a 1935 U.S. Assay Office at New York gold ingot weighing in excess of 400 ounces sold for more than $1 million, the price was below its current melt value.

  • 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar
    Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar in MS-68

    by Steve Roach
    A top-graded example of a 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar brought a final sale price of $57,600, with the few examples at high grade offsetting the fact that the coin is not otherwise rare.

  • 1652 shilling
    Nov 26, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: High-grade AU-58 NE shilling

    by Steve Roach
    A Noe 3-B, Salmon 3-C undated (1652) NE shilling graded About Uncirculated 58 by Numismatic Guaranty Co. sold for $192,000 in its first auction appearance since 1978.

  • Copy of NE sixpence
    Nov 25, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Even vintage NE counterfeits have value

    by Steve Roach
    A NE sixpence struck copy graded Very Fine was listed in an Eric P. Newman work and that coin was offered during a Stack's Bowers sale and brought $1,440.

  • 1652 threepence
    Nov 23, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1652 New England threepence

    by Steve Roach
    An undated New England threepence that was discovered in the Netherlands in 2016 came to a Stack's Bowers sale in November and sold for $2,520,000.

  • Gold half eagles from Scotsman sale
    Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Quality gold half eagles at Scotsman Auction Co. sale

    by Steve Roach
    Some top quality gold $5 half eagles were offered during the Scotsman Co. auction including a plus-graded example of the final year of issue that reached $62,245.

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