The Philadelphia Mint will serve as the stage Nov. 9 for a ceremonial first strike of the Proof 2017-P Lions Clubs International Century of Service silver dollar. The Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act, authorizes the production and release of up to 400,000 Proof and Uncirculated silver dollars.
When I began collecting coins in 1952, the emphasis was on collecting coins. No one cared about the price of gold or silver bullion, there were no telemarketers, and no coin sellers advertised on television. Collecting was a lot of fun. Today, many coin buyers are not collectors at all. They do not acquire coins systematically to build sets. At the moment, the coin market...
Who would think that there could be something controversial about the simple act of searching through rolls of coins in order to find collectibles? By way of parodying the opening phrase of a soliloquy in the “Nunnery Scene” of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, a reader ponders “Circulated or Uncirculated? That is the question.”
The barbs, patronizing remarks and mudslinging thrown between Republican candidate and political neophyte Donald Trump and Democratic candidate and veteran politician and former first lady Hillary Clinton opened the door ever so slightly for third-party candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson, former New Mexico governor, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein, because...
On Oct. 21, USS Constitution celebrated her 219th birthday and to commemorate this milestone the USS Constitution Museum offers a limited edition copper medallion. “We created a beautiful medallion that honors the courage and commitment of all who serve our nation,” said USS Constitution Museum president Anne Grimes Rand.
The demographics of the U.S. Mint's customer base shows that in 2015 the percentage of customers aged 65 and older was nearly double that in 2006. That factor was revealed during the Mint’s presentation on the demographics of its customer base at its Oct. 13 forum in Philadelphia.
Today it may seem a curious thing that the 1983 Olympics dollar was offered in a three-coin “P-D-S set.” The set consists of a coin struck at three Mints: Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. Of all the modern commemoratives, only the 1983 and 1984 Olympics coins were offered in this way. Why? The answer is a little complicated. Legislation that authorized...
The fake illustrated here is a slightly better counterfeit of a rare date Morgan silver dollar. Thousands of fake 1893-S Morgan dollars have found their way into the U.S. rare coin marketplace over the last few years. I would rate this piece as moderately well made, but with enough defects that an average collector who knows where to look should be able to verify...
The election of 1932 put Democrat and former New York governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt into the White House for the first of his unprecedented four terms. FDR died April 12, 1945, early in his fourth term. (Congress passed the 22nd amendment to the U.S. Constitution on March 21, 1947, imposing term limits on the presidency. It was ratified by the requisite 36 of...
A $5,000 award will be presented by Kagin’s to the winner of the firm’s competition to design the cover for its 2017 March auction to be held in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association National Money Show in Orlando, Fla. Kagin’s is the show’s official auctioneer. The show runs March 9 to 11, with auction sessions set March 9 and 10.
