• 1887-S Morgan dollar
    Nov 13, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: LaVere Redfield’s silver Morgan dollars

    by Steve Roach
    At a GreatCollections auction, Mint State examples of Morgan dollars in early slabs identifying them as from the LaVere Redfield hoard realized great returns.

  • 1927-S Saint-Gaudens double eagle
    Nov 11, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Gold double eagle in old holder

    by Steve Roach
    Holders can sometimes hold about as much as attraction as the coins inside, and a "rattler" holder from the late '80s helped attract buyers to this well-circulated 1927-S double eagle.

  • 1909-S over horizontal S Lincoln cent
    Nov 10, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1909-S Lincoln cent

    by Steve Roach
    GreatCollections offered a 1909-S over horizontal S Lincoln cent in an old PCGS Regency Holder; the lot sold for $6,468.75 with the holder definitely contributing to the outcome.

  • 1869 Assay Commission medal
    Nov 5, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Rare early Assay Commission medal

    by Steve Roach
    Stack's Bowers recently included an 1869 Assay Commission medal mule struck in aluminum in its sale that was graded Specimen 63 and brought $28,800.

  • 1958 Atoms for Peace medal
    Nov 4, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1958 Atoms for Peace medal

    by Steve Roach
    A scarce bronze Assay Commission medal from 1958 featuring Dwight Eisenhower and themed from his "Atoms for Peace" speech sold for $2,040

  • 1915 and 1916 Assay Commission medals
    Nov 3, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Rare 1915 and 1916 Commission medals

    by Steve Roach
    Assay Commission medals from 1915 and 1916 have been proven as hard to find so having examples from these years in a recent Stack's Bowers sale drew plenty of attention.

  • 1870-CC double eagle
    Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Finest 1870-CC gold $20 double eagle at PCGS ready to be sold

    by Steve Roach
    The Stack's Bowers sale of the Bernard Richards Collection of Liberty Head and Saint-Gaudens double eagles in November will include the finest 1870-CC gold $20 coin graded by PCGS.

  • 1917-S Standing Liberty quarter error
    Oct 28, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Major error on Type I 1917-S quarter

    by Steve Roach
    Error coins are always attractive and those that are over 100 years old can be especially enticing like a 1917-S Standing Liberty, Type I quarter dollar struck 15% off-center.

  • 1861-D Indian Head gold dollar
    Oct 27, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Confederate 1861-D gold $1

    by Steve Roach
    A production flaw led to the conclusion that the 1861 gold dollar from Dahlonega should warrant a "Details" grade, thanks to a planchet flaw when struck by Confederate personnel.

  • 1907 wire rim eagle
    Oct 26, 2024, 17:00 PM

    An Ohio collector’s gold coins make market appearance

    by Steve Roach
    Stack's Bowers offered some rare gold coins when bringing the Lucius S. Ruder Collection to the market for the first time as the Ohio collector's treasures were widely sought.

  • 1795 Capped Bust Small Eagle $5 half eagle
    Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1795 Capped Bust gold $5 half eagle

    by Steve Roach
    A 1795 Capped Bust, Small Eagle $5 half eagle that had been in a decorative jewelry piece was considered a problem coin that could be an affordable option for a collector.

  • 1902-O Barber dime
    Oct 25, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1902 New Orleans Barber dime

    by Steve Roach
    The finest certified 1902-O Barber dime, representing the second rarest issue of the denomination from Louisiana's Mint, sold for $10,200 in a Stack's Bowers sale.

  • 1902-O Barber quarter dollar
    Oct 24, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Market Analysis: MS-66+ 1902-O quarter: $10,200

    by Steve Roach
    A 1902 Barber quarter from the New Orleans Mint broke through the $10,000 mark when it sold for $10,200 during a Stack's Bowers August Rarities Night.

  • 1902-O half dollar
    Oct 23, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Bold strike on 1902-O half dollar unusual

    by Steve Roach
    The 1902-O Barber half dollar, produced at the New Orleans Mint, has a reputation for being a coin that exhibits a weak strike and dull luster, but this example defied the odds.

  • 1796 half cent
    Oct 13, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Coins from collector who rediscovered hobby sell in auction

    by Steve Roach
    A renewed interest in numismatics spurred by ANA programs led collector Tom Hyland to put together some marvelous examples which sold in a recent Stack's Bowers auction.

  • Hoard find on the ground
    Oct 11, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Noonans offers Lenham stater hoard from 2022 find

    by Jeff Starck
    A metal detectorists find in 2022 made its way to the auction block at Noonans as 35 gold coins plus fragments of a container in which they were found sold for over $152,000.

  • 1879 Flowing Hair Stella
    Oct 7, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Lightly circulated 1879 gold Stella

    by Steve Roach
    An 1879 Flowing Hair gold $4 Stella from the Duffy Family Collection sold Sept. 12 in a Heritage Premier Session auction to a new owner for a price of $120,000.

  • 1907 Rolled Rim gold eagle
    Oct 6, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Mr. Duffy’s gold type coins

    by Steve Roach
    A 1907 Indian Head, Rolled Rim gold $10 eagle graded PCGS AU-55 and carrying a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker sold for $186,000 in a September auction of the Duffy Family Collection.

  • David I coin from Noonans
    Oct 4, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Noonans auction has unique early Scottish silver coin

    by Jeff Starck
    A unique and unpublished silver coin from the reign of David I of Scotland (1124 to 1153) that was minted in Carlisle realized £39,680 at a Noonans Mayfair Sept. 19 sale.

  • 1796 and 1808 quarter eagles
    Oct 3, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: One year only quarter eagles

    by Steve Roach
    A pair of different quarter eagles in designs issued only one year apiece were included in the auction of the Duffy Family Collection offered in a Premier Session by Heritage Auctions.

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