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Sep 30, 2016, 12:11 PM
Week's Most Read: No limits on gold Standing Liberty
Readers also enjoyed posts about a rare coin board establishing a new price record during an eBay auction, and a new Reverse Proof Ronald Reagan dollar. -
Sep 30, 2016, 11:00 AM
Not all are thrilled with special silver Eagle edge
The edge inscription on the Proof 2016-W American Eagle silver dollar denoting the 30th anniversary of the bullion coin is getting mixed reviews. -
Sep 30, 2016, 10:25 AM
'Mercury dime' that was taken into space for sale
Coins, paper money and medals that have flown aboard American spacecraft are among the lots to be offered in an October sale by RR Auction. -
Sep 30, 2016, 09:54 AM
Book linked to California Gold Rush brings huge price
The 1850 book is considered a key reference documenting the start of gold mining in California and the Gold Rush. -
Sep 30, 2016, 09:26 AM
Bowers on the importane of grading-service guarantees
It is up to a buyer building a great collection to study the coins or needle-sharp images. A quality grading service can verify and guarantee authenticity. -
Sep 30, 2016, 08:35 AM
The prophet whose coin investing advice was not great
Many of the author's 1964 predictions for 1971 were laughably lousy, like his belief that a 1942-S Lincoln cent roll would be worth $2,315. (Real answer: $125.) -
Sep 30, 2016, 08:25 AM
Lincoln, Union Shield cents dominate discoveries
Lincoln cents with the Union Shield reverse are definitely popular with our readers, who shared their most recent finds in our Varieties Notebook column. -
Sep 29, 2016, 08:08 AM
This 1848 Coronet $2.50 might be first U.S. commem
Collectors will long debate the commemorative credentials of the 1848 Coronet gold quarter eagles with CAL. stamped on the reverse. -
Sep 28, 2016, 08:00 AM
What an affordable 1877-CC Coronet $5 coin looks like
This NGC Very Good 10 1877-CC Coronet gold $5 half eagle provided a convenient entry point for a collector to purchase the otherwise pricey issue. -
Sep 27, 2016, 12:06 PM
Mint State 1850 gold coin dazzles at Twelve Oaks sale
The Moffat firm struck coins for only a few years, but, Heritage notes, it “was the most important and longest-lasting of the California private minters." -
Sep 27, 2016, 07:00 AM
The Numismatist editor on what makes a great article
A good editor makes any writer better and Barbara Gregory is one of the best editors our numismatic hobby has ever seen. -
Sep 26, 2016, 14:55 PM
Gold Standing Liberty sales jump after limits lifted
Lifting the ordering restrictions for the 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial gold quarter dollar has significantly boosted the U.S. Mint's sales of the coin. -
Sep 26, 2016, 08:22 AM
Bowers: How third-party-grading benefits the hobby
Q. David Bowers believes that third-party certification has been a great boon to coin prices and to the market in general. It has other advantages as well. -
Sep 25, 2016, 09:06 AM
This 'so-called dollar' honors the Louisiana Purchase
“So-called dollars” was the term in the 1950s to describe medals of the approximate size of a silver dollar. They were at one time a distinct collecting area. -
Sep 23, 2016, 10:30 AM
Panels disagree on Proof platinum Eagle designs
The nation’s two coin review panels have taken sharply different stands on how some the nation’s most expensive coins should be designed. -
Sep 23, 2016, 08:30 AM
How to spot fake 1873 Coronet Closed 3 quarter eagles
The fake 1873 Coronet, Closed 3 gold $2.50 quarter eagle is most likely from counterfeits produced in the 1960s and 1970s to get around gold restrictions. -
Sep 23, 2016, 08:00 AM
When a 1970-D quarter gets struck on dime stock
Some estimate that more than 100,000 thinner-than-intended 1970-D Washington quarters were struck and released into circulation. -
Sep 22, 2016, 16:07 PM
Heritage auctions lightly worn keys in October sale
Circulated rarities from the Philadelphia Mint's first years are among highlights in Heritage’s U.S. coin auction Oct. 3 to 5 in Dallas. -
Sep 22, 2016, 14:56 PM
Why an empty coin board sold for more than $500
A new record price for any coin collecting board was established with the Sept. 20 ebay sale of an Earl & Koehler board for Lincoln cents. -
Sep 21, 2016, 09:27 AM
Order limits on Standing Liberty gold quarter lifted
Through Sept. 18, the Mint recorded sales of 54,876 coins. The maximum mintage is 100,000, so plenty of coins are still available. -
Sep 21, 2016, 09:10 AM
Reverse Proof Reagan dollar coin is coming soon
Previous Coin and Chronicles sets have been very popular with U.S. Mint customers, and have also been responsible for some serious U.S. Mint website problems. -
Sep 20, 2016, 13:30 PM
Day 1 sales: 2016 silver Eagle with edge inscription
The United States Mint reported first-day sales Sept. 16 for the Proof 2016-W American Eagle 30th Anniversary silver dollar. -
Sep 19, 2016, 17:04 PM
First look: 2017 American Liberty gold coin
The 2017 American Liberty High Relief .9999 fine 1-ounce gold $100 coin will be promoted by the U.S. Mint as part of its 225th anniversary celebration. -
Sep 19, 2016, 14:11 PM
Huge Henry Clay gold medal sells for $346K at auction
The medal was passed down through six generations of the Clay family and had last been on display at Clay’s Lexington, Ky., estate before being consigned. -
Sep 19, 2016, 13:10 PM
A new U.S. dollar coin program has been proposed
Legislation authorizing a 56-coin commemorative small dollar program honoring American innovation was introduced Sept. 14 in the House by Rep. Jim Himes. -
Sep 19, 2016, 11:10 AM
New California gold dollar variety surfaces
New California fractional gold varieties are seldom identified, with a new discovery made only once every four or five years. -
Sep 18, 2016, 09:00 AM
Fun with power tools: Performing slab 'surgery'
What did I learn in 90 minutes of slab surgery? Plastic encapsulations are strong, power tools are stronger, and watch your fingers! -
Sep 17, 2016, 08:30 AM
Why Rhett Jeppson's nomination continues to languish
A number of President Obama's nominations, including that of Matthew Rhett Jeppson as U.S. Mint director, continue to await a full Senate vote. -
Sep 17, 2016, 08:00 AM
Damages do occur during the minting process
Identifying when in the minting process damage is inflicted is important for diagnosis and valuing. Damage that occurs after the strike generally has no value. -
Sep 16, 2016, 16:15 PM
Navajo Code Talker dies at 95 in Phoenix
Joe Hosteen Kellwood served in the First Marine Division in the Pacific Theater of World War II, experiencing combat in Cape Gloucester, Peleleiu and Okinawa. -
Sep 16, 2016, 12:35 PM
Long Beach Expo auctions kick off strong autumn
The summer doldrums for the rare coin market broke in a big way with the auctions of the final Long Beach Expo of 2016. -
Sep 16, 2016, 12:10 PM
The Proof platinum Eagle designs that got CFA's nod
From 2018 to 2020, the obverse designs will change each year, instead of the reverse, which has been the side traditionally bearing the changing themes. -
Sep 16, 2016, 12:07 PM
The shifting values of chop-marked Trade dollars
Trade dollars remain an outlier among U.S. coins, in that the large silver coins were never intended to circulate in the United States. -
Sep 16, 2016, 11:35 AM
Bowers: How gradeflation encourages resubmissions
Part of the grading milieu is the mutually profitable system of resubmitting a coin to a certification service and having it returned with a higher grade. -
Sep 16, 2016, 09:18 AM
Two upcoming 2016 Mint releases top week's headlines
Also this week, a judge announced who has rights to the SS Central America treasure, and a truck carrying millions of copper planchets spilled its cargo. -
Sep 15, 2016, 13:00 PM
Sold: Walking Liberty half struck on quarter planchet
A 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar struck on a planchet intended for a quarter and sold during the 2016 ANA convention is one of perhaps five known. -
Sep 15, 2016, 12:36 PM
These designs considered for new Proof platinum Eagle
The Proof American Eagle platinum $100 coin is getting a makeover, and the obverse and reverse designs that are being considered have been made public. -
Sep 15, 2016, 12:31 PM
Obverse changing on platinum Proof American Eagle
John Mercanti's Statue of Liberty-themed design for the obverse of the platinum Proof and bullion American Eagles since 1997 will disappear in 2018. -
Sep 14, 2016, 08:45 AM
Here's what the Walking Liberty gold half looks like
Production of the final 1916 centennial coin of 2016 is underway and Coin World has exclusive images of one of the early strikes. -
Sep 14, 2016, 08:00 AM
What a Sacagawea $1 looks like in copper-nickel clad
The manganese-bronze clad Sacagawea dollar replaced the copper-nickel clad Anthony dollar in 2000. This planchet error bridges the two issues. -
Sep 13, 2016, 15:15 PM
Overturned truck dumps cargo of Lincoln cent blanks
A truck hauling millions of copper-plated zinc planchets bound for the Philadelphia Mint struck a concrete median barrier on I-95 Sept. 8. -
Sep 13, 2016, 12:04 PM
How can a collector get around grading hazards?
To successfully negotiate among grading inconsistencies, do what the specialists do: look at a lot of coins and cherrypick the best in the level you can afford. -
Sep 13, 2016, 12:01 PM
What kind of doubling is on 1964-D Kennedy half
I recently decided to go through $200 face value of “junk” 1964 Kennedy half dollars to separate anything worthwhile. -
Sep 13, 2016, 10:05 AM
Jim Licaretz retiring as U.S. Mint sculptor-engraver
U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Jim Licaretz's scheduled retirement at the end of calendar year 2016 will leave the bureau's engraving staff down two personnel. -
Sep 13, 2016, 09:21 AM
A possible solution (or not) to the Mint’s fast sellouts of limited products
A possible solution (or not) to the Mint’s fast sellouts of limited products -
Sep 13, 2016, 08:00 AM
1989-D cent on pre-1983 planchet sells during ANA
In 1982 the Mint changed the cent from a 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc composition to zinc with copper plating. An old planchet stuck around awhile. -
Sep 12, 2016, 10:55 AM
These coins are turning assumptions upside down
Mike Diamond has recently discovered that a pair of his longstanding assumptions about a certain kind of error coin have been falsified. -
Sep 10, 2016, 10:35 AM
Colonial New England's Tree coinage, explained
The attraction that brings tourists to New England in the fall also appears on the longest-running series of coins struck in colonial New England: trees. -
Sep 9, 2016, 17:30 PM
1924 Peace Dollar features 'oil slick' tones
The price that was paid in a recent online sale was extraordinary for a Peace dollar coin that has few visual equals. -
Sep 9, 2016, 13:28 PM
A closer look: MacNeil's Standing Liberty sketches
Five original, preliminary flying eagle sketches by the designer of the Standing Liberty quarter, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, were sold at auction recently. -
Sep 9, 2016, 12:34 PM
Judge decides who gets SS Central America treasure
A Virginia judge ruled Aug. 31 on who gets the much-publicized SS Central America treasure that was salvaged in 2014. -
Sep 9, 2016, 11:42 AM
Unusual doubling on 1878 8 Tail Feathers dollar
Dollar production in 1878, when the first Morgan silver dollars rolled off the presses, was a rushed and, in some cases, haphazard affair. -
Sep 8, 2016, 17:40 PM
Standing Liberty gold: How were first-day sales?
Customers began placing orders for the 100,000 available 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial gold quarter dollars at noon ET on Sept. 8. -
Sep 8, 2016, 14:52 PM
Toning on 1921 Peace dollar a pleasant surprise
While 1921 Peace dollars are notorious for unattractive toning, this Larsen Collection example, though not "monster toned," is a welcome surprise. -
Sep 8, 2016, 10:15 AM
How much will the 30th anniversary silver Eagle cost?
The coin has a special edge inscription recognizing the 30th anniversary of the 1986 debut of the 1-ounce silver bullion piece. -
Sep 8, 2016, 09:00 AM
U.S. Mint announces Fort Moultrie quarter launch
The ceremonies are to be held at Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument), 1214 Middle St., in Sullivan’s Island, S.C. -
Sep 7, 2016, 15:30 PM
Mint prices Standing Liberty gold quarter
The U.S. Mint announced pricing for the the 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial gold quarter dollars will be $485 per coin. -
Sep 7, 2016, 14:30 PM
Mint schedules numismatic forum in October
The United States Mint is holding a one-day Numismatic Forum on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Philadelphia. -
Sep 7, 2016, 12:24 PM
The Smithsonian is giving Madeline Albright a medal
The museum’s new gold medal series recognizes lifetime contributions that embody American ideals and ideas. -
Sep 6, 2016, 14:23 PM
Beautifully toned Peace dollar nears $8,000 price tag
While Morgan silver dollars often exhibit gorgeous toning, rainbow colors are less likely seen on the Peace dollar. -
Sep 5, 2016, 08:00 AM
Dave Bowers: Why can't we all agree on coin grades?
Decades ago, there were no grading standards. Now there are. Still, it seems even an expert’s grading for the same coin can vary by the day. -
Sep 5, 2016, 07:30 AM
Metal detecting at Civil War site leads to discovery
The discovery appears to be what some 19th century numismatists labeled as a “Confederate half dime,” although its use in circulation is not confirmed. -
Sep 4, 2016, 07:30 AM
Here's what the Mint's 2017 quarters will look like
Approved designs for the reverses of the five America the Beautiful quarter dollars for 2017 were announced Sept. 1 by the U.S. Mint. Did the turtle make it? -
Sep 3, 2016, 09:15 AM
Bilinski wrote the book for coin investors
The book is stuffed with fascinating data about the numismatic scene at the outset of President Eisenhower’s second term. -
Sep 2, 2016, 11:21 AM
1964 Morgan Peace dollar tooling at Philadelphia Mint
The fifth edition of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars reveals a numismatic bombshell — evidence that the U.S. Mint considered striking 1964 Morgan dollars. -
Sep 2, 2016, 10:35 AM
2016 medal celebrates two NASA astronauts
Two NASA astronauts, Jeffrey Hoffman and Judith Resnik, are the subjects of the 2016 Jewish-American Hall of Fame medal. -
Sep 2, 2016, 08:00 AM
What makes this 1971 doubled die cent so special?
Reader Sheila Ruley submitted a 1971 Lincoln cent with an obverse doubled die that is near and dear to my heart. -
Sep 2, 2016, 06:30 AM
Week's top post reveals details of 1964 Morgan dollar
Readers also read about the quick-reacting secondary market for the American Liberty silver medal, and report about the future of traditional currency. -
Sep 1, 2016, 15:25 PM
When a gold coin's Mint mark makes all the difference
At first glance this looks like a common and kind of dirty 1880s Coronet half eagle. But the Mint mark on it actually boosted it to $36,435 at an ANA auction.